Estimate: € 2.000–2.400

Vintage silver print

24,7 x 16,8 cm

Photographer's agency stamp and various handwritten notations in pencil and ink on the reverse The ball was held at the Viennese Musikvereinssaal to celebrate the re-opening of the Viennese Opera House. Erich Lessing, who survived the Holocaust, returned to Vienna in 1947 to start his photographic career. Lessing was on assignment for Paris Match to cover this event.

Start price: €1.200