Description
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris circa 1930. Rue Saint Medard in Paris, a street flea market.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
Press photography.
Press agency: Meurisse, Paris.
Photographer: Anonymous.
Title: Paris, rue Saint-Medard, a street flea market, circa 1930.
Provenance: Private collection
Image Size: 4.72 in high (12.3 cm) x 6.69 in wide (17.1 cm) - Archival matted in a 17 in x 13 in mat.
Caption and credit are typed at the back.
"Un aspect pittoresque de Paris, que seuls les etrangers en quete d'imprevu connaissent: La rue St Medard avec sa foule grouillante et ses marchands de bric a brac qui la font ressembler au marche aux puces de la zone... - Photo Meurisse." (A picturesque aspect of Paris that only foreigners in search of the unexpected know: Rue St Medard with its teeming crowd and its bric a brac merchants that make it look like the flea market of the slum belt... - Meurisse photography.)
The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 x 13 in) that fits a standard-sized frame.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good - Vintage wear, age-toning.
Origin:
France
Materials & Techniques:
Silver Gelatin
Details:
Art Subjects: Cityscape, Fashion
Country of Origin: France
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
Press photography.
Press agency: Meurisse, Paris.
Photographer: Anonymous.
Title: Paris, rue Saint-Medard, a street flea market, circa 1930.
Provenance: Private collection
Image Size: 4.72 in high (12.3 cm) x 6.69 in wide (17.1 cm) - Archival matted in a 17 in x 13 in mat.
Caption and credit are typed at the back.
"Un aspect pittoresque de Paris, que seuls les etrangers en quete d'imprevu connaissent: La rue St Medard avec sa foule grouillante et ses marchands de bric a brac qui la font ressembler au marche aux puces de la zone... - Photo Meurisse." (A picturesque aspect of Paris that only foreigners in search of the unexpected know: Rue St Medard with its teeming crowd and its bric a brac merchants that make it look like the flea market of the slum belt... - Meurisse photography.)
The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 x 13 in) that fits a standard-sized frame.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good - Vintage wear, age-toning.
Origin:
France
Materials & Techniques:
Silver Gelatin
Details:
Art Subjects: Cityscape, Fashion
Country of Origin: France
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good - Vintage wear, age-toning.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
4.72 x 6.69 x 0.04 in
Paris, Street Flea Market Circa 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, by Agence Meurisse
Estimate $280-$530
Starting Bid
$140
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