Stairs of Montmartre, Paris

André Kertész American, 1894 - 1985
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About the Artwork

Stairs of Montmartre, Paris

1926, printed later

André Kertész

1894 - 1985

American

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Gelatin silver print

Image: 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (20 × 24.8 cm) Sheet: 8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine

F1985.195

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Markings

Signed, in pencil, verso, near center: A Kertesz

Inscribed, in pencil, verso, near lower edge: Paris Stairs of Montmartre 1925

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Collection of the artist.
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine (New York, New York, USA);
1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Barr, Nancy. Picturing Paris, 1850 to the Present: Photographs from the Permanent Collection. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, 1995, p. 10.

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André Kertész, Stairs of Montmartre, Paris, 1926, printed later, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine, F1985.195.

Stairs of Montmartre, Paris
Stairs of Montmartre, Paris