a group of 7 photographs, each signed in ink in the margin, titled, dated, and initialed in ink on the reverse, 1945-57, printed later (7)

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. In raking light, a few tiny deposits of original retouching are visible on some of the prints. The corners of some of the prints are bumped, and there are very minor areas of edge rippling. The photographs are as follows: Les Enfants de la Place Hebert, 1957 Les Glaneurs de Charbon, 1945 La Concierge aux Lunettes, 1945 - There is a one-inch scratch at the bottom left of the print that does not appear to break the emulsion. L'Enfer, 1952 - There is a small handling crease near the lower edge of the image. Midi a la Fonderie Rudier, 1949 Picasso et Françoise Gilot, 1952 Les Animaux Supérieurs, 1954 There are occasional stray pen marks on the reverse of the prints. These images are reproduced in 'Three Seconds from Eternity,' pp. 46, 81, and 143; 'Doisneau Paris,' pp. 189 and 565; and 'Retrospective,' pl. 67.
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The photographs are as follows:

Les Enfants de la Place Hebert, 1957

Les Glaneurs de Charbon, 1945

La Concierge aux Lunettes, 1945

L'Enfer, 1952

Midi a la Fonderie Rudier, 1949

Picasso et Françoise Gilot, 1952

Les Animaux Supérieurs, 1954