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ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898–1995) ERICH LESSING (1923–2018)
Two dancers of the Opéra de Paris Ballet Ball at the Viennese
School at intermission, 1930 Musikverein, Vienna 1955
Gelatin silver print, large format, printed in the 1970s Vintage silver print
46 × 32 cm (18.1 × 12.6 in) 24,7 × 16,8 cm (9.7 × 6.6 in)
Signed by the photographer in ink in the margin, his Photographer’s agency stamp and various hand-
»PHOTO BY ALFRED EISENSTAEDT« stamp on the written notations in pencil and ink on the reverse
reverse, titled by Eisenstaedt in ink on the reverse
€ 1.200 / € 2.000–2.400
PROVENANCE
Eisenstaedt Family Estate
The ball was held at the Viennese Musikvereins-
€ 1.800 / € 4.000–5.000 saal 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 and for this feature he was
on assignment for Paris Match.
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