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Identification and Creation

Object Number
123.1991
People
Brassaï, French (Brassó, Hungary (now Romania) 1899 - 1984 Èze, France)
Title
Wash
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1946
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286626

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
26.7 x 19.7 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, below center, in blue ink: reproduced in Brassaï's Edition Neuf, Paris (1952) "La lessive"
  • (not assigned): verso, center, in graphite: photograph by Brassaï
  • (not assigned): verso, b.l. corner, in graphite: GC969-4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of Davis Pratt
Copyright
© Estate Brassaï Succession, Paris
Object Number
123.1991
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 08 Rotation 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/20/2008 - 02/08/2009
  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 09 Rotation 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/13/2009 - 01/17/2010
  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 10 Rotation 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/12/2010 - 01/15/2011

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