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HENRI MATISSE, HÔTEL REGINA, NICE – AOÛT 1949

Tirage argentique d'époque

Tampons du photographe, « Magnum Library », « Magnum Photos » et « Authorized for release Magnum Archive » avec étiquette tapuscrite fixé au dos du tirage : « While Matisse is telling his stories, his hands are always moving, making gestures, and in between, picking up his pencil, doodling inside the Hotel Regina, Nice, France, August 1949. »

Comment:

VINTAGE GELATIN SILVER PRINT; PHOTOGRAPHER'S CREDIT STAMP, "MAGNUM LIBRARY", "MAGNUM PHOTOS" AND "AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE MAGNUM ARCHIVE" STAMPS WITH TYPEWRITTEN CAPTION AFFIXED TO PRINT VERSO : "WHILE MATISSE IS TELLING HIS STORIES, HIS HANDS ARE ALWAYS MOVING, MAKING GESTURES, AND IN BETWEEN, PICKING UP HIS PENCIL, DOODLING INSIDE THE HOTEL REGINA, NICE, FRANCE, AUGUST 1949."