Lot #318: BRASSAI [gyula halasz] - La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Montmarte - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Brassai [gyula halasz] (Hungarian/French, 1899-1984).
Title: "La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Montmarte".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed c1932. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (244 x 184 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $30,000, realized at Christie's, New York, 10/10/2017, lot #23. Image copyright © Brassaï Estate/Reunion des Musees Nationaux. [29695-1-600]