Live Auction 5621Avedon : Photographies provenant de la Fondation Richard Avedon
RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Lot 18

RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)

Simone, evening dress by Nina Ricci, Paris studio, August 1959

Closed20 November 2010

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EUR 20,000

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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Simone, evening dress by Nina Ricci, Paris studio, August 1959
tirage argentique unique
annoté 'p. 24 small, left, 50', 'other pic small, Dior or Chine, BLACK LACE' au crayon (au montage); signé à l'encre, annoté 'Avedon Paris 22, September, 9-88, 8-5-59' au crayon, cachets de Harper's Bazaar, copyright du photographe et 'Tous droits réservés' (au dos du montage)
25.1 x 20cm. (9 7/8 x 7 7/8in.)

Specialist note

Ce tirage est tamponné: 'this is the original print used for the engraving of Harper's Bazaar.'

Les lots 18 et 19 sont deux épreuves du graveur uniques faites pour une première publication dans Harper's Bazaar. Ces tirages et leurs montages one été travaillé et annoté par Avedon, son retoucheur, et par des employés du Harper's Bazaar.


The present lot and lot 19 are unique engraver's prints, made for their original publication in Harper's Bazaar. The prints and their mounts were worked upon and annotated by Avedon, his retoucher, and Bazaar personnel.