Start price: € 600
Estimate: € 900–1,200
English:
Gelatin silver print, printed in 1954 to illustrate the news of Robert Capa's death, on single-weight glossy paper 21.7 x 18.9 cm, in very good condition. Cropping marks in black ink, retouches and numerical annotations on the recto, handwritten and typographic photographer's credit and notes on his death, publication date stamp "May 26 1954" and newspaper clip "Death in Indochina Mud" on the reverse. LITERATURE Lívia Páldi (ed.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, p. 175 (same series). https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/robert-capa-naples
Deutsch:
Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet 1954 zur Illustration der Nachricht vom Tod Robert Capas, auf dünnem, glänzendem Papier 21,7 x 18,9 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Ausschnittmarkierungen mit schwarzer Tinte und Retuschen im Bild, numerische Vermerke am Rand, rückseitig handschriftlich und typographisch Fotografennennung sowie Vermerke zu seinem Tod, Publikations-Datumsstempel "May 26 1954" und Zeitungsausschnitt "Death in Indochina Mud". LITERATUR Lívia Páldi (Hg.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, S. 175 (aus derselben Serie). https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/robert-capa-naples
Image Size: 20.9 x 17 cm
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