signed by the photographer in ink in the margin, matted, 1954, printed no later than 1979 (Cartier-Bresson, pl. 141; A Propos de Paris, pl. 16; The Artless Art, pl. 150)

Helen Wright, as agent for the photographer

Acquired by the present owner from the aꦏbove, 1979

This print, on medium-weight paper with a semi-glossy slightly pebbled surface, is in generally excellent condition. There is slight wear at the upper margin edge at the right, and at the lower right margin corner. When examined in raking light, tiny deposits of original retouching are visible.
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