LA FRANCE DE PROFIL
September 10, 2009 – December 12, 2009
GIRAUDON’s Artist (French, dates unknown)
Peasant Woman in Profile, With Armful of Straw, c.1879
Albumen Print, printed c. 1879
“153” in negative on print recto
BING, Ilse (German, 1899-1998)
Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1931
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1931 Mounted.
Photographer’s “Foto/Ilse Bing” stamp on original mount.
IZIS (French, 1911-1980)
Jardin des Tuilleries, Paris 1947
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1947
Signed, titled, dated, “Tirage par Izis” in artist’s hand in pencil
with photographer’s credit stamp and reproduction stamp on print verso.
MARVILLE, Charles (French, 1816-1879)
Rue de Anglais, 1865-1869
Albumen print from a wet-collodion negative
Original lithographed mount with blindstamp.
Provenance: Collection of André Jammes, Paris
KLEIN, William (American, lives Paris b. 1928)
Elsa Maxwell’s Toyball, Waldorf, New York, 1955
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1955
Mounted. Signed, titled “Toyball, Waldorf, New York” and dated
in pencil with artist’s stamp and “NY 55” in red pencil on mount verso.
CAPA, Robert (Hungarian, 1913-1954)
French Collaborator and Baby Jeered by Townspeople, Chartres, 1944
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1944
Various “Famous Picture” stamps and markings on print verso.
This image was reproduced in LIFE September 4, 1944 issue.
This print was used for reproduction in “Life Goes to War” and “Best of LIFE” 1977 books.
Provenance: Time Life Archives
STRAND, Paul (American, 1890-1976)
Landscape- Haut Rhin, France, 1950
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1950
Mounted. Signed and dated in ink on print verso.
EISENSTAEDT, Alfred (German-American, 1898-1995)
Young woman from The Parisians, Paris, France, 1963
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1963
Photographer’s credit stamp, LIFE Magazine
story stamp, date stamp, Time Inc. copyright
stamp, and “Print from the Office of Alfred Eisenstaedt” stamp on print verso.
LEITER, Saul (American, b. 1923)
Paris, 1959
Cibachrome print, printed 1998 on Ilfachrome classic paper
Signed and titled with notations in ink on print verso.
YOORS, Jan (Belgian, 1922-1977)
Untitled (The Miracles of 116th Street, Spanish Harlem), 1963-1964
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1964
Flush mounted to thick paper.
Artist’s credit stamp and notations in pencil on print verso.
(284/12) (P0090JY)
HIBI, Yuichi (Japanese, b. 1964)
Uguisudani, 1992-1993
Gelatin silver print, printed 2007 Edition number 8/15
Signed in ink and editioned in pencil on print verso.
TABARD, Maurice (French, 1897-1984)
Untitled (portrait photomontage), 1932
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1932
Signed and dated in pencil on print verso.
MAIOFIS, Gregori (Russian, b. 1970)
Fortune and Beggar, 2004
Toned gelatin silver print, hand colored with gouache Edition number 7/12
Signed, titled, dated and editioned in pencil on print verso.
Josef SUDEK (Czech, 1896-1976)
Untitled from A Walk in the Magic Garden, c. 1956
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
Provenance: Anna Farova to Manfred Hetiting.
SIDIBE, Malick (Malian, b. 1936)
Nuit de Noel, 1963
Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
Signed, initialed, titled, with negative and print dates in ink in lower margin of print recto.
DALLAPORTA, Raphaël (French, b. 1980)
GMMI-43, Germany, 2004
Ilfochrome print, printed 2009
Edition number 6/10∗
Print and caption both framed.
Label on verso of print frame with artist’s signature in ink, name, image title, negative
and print dates, printer’s name and edition number.
DALLAPORTA, Raphaël (French, b. 1980)
BLU-3/B, USA, 2004
Ilfochrome print, printed 2008
Edition number 6/10*
Print and caption both framed.
Label on verso of print frame with artist’s signature in ink, name, image title, negative
and print dates, printer’s name and edition number.
∗ Edition 1/10 available. Sold as group of 10
DALLAPORTA, Raphaël (French, b. 1980)
M18.A1, USA, 2004
Ilfochrome print, printed 2009
Edition number 6/10*
Print and caption both framed.
Label on verso of print frame with artist’s signature.
MAIOFIS, Gregori (Russian, b. 1970)
Politics Make Strange Bedfellows, 2005
Bromoil print
Edition number 2/15
Signed, titled, dated and editioned in pencil on print verso.
STEICHEN, Edward (Luxembourger, 1879-1973)
Julia Evans, 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1929
Flush mounted. Stamp “Photograph by Steichen/ 80 West 40th Street/ New York” on mount verso.
Provenance: From the sitter’s daughter.