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French Cancan

Artist Germaine Krull (Dutch, 1897 - 1985)
Dateca. 1930
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 1/8 inches (16.66 × 23.19 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.50.29
SignedBlue rectangular artist's stamp on sheet verso, center: "COPYRIGHT BY / Germaine KRULL / PARIS"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "14515"
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DescriptionImage of two French cancan dancers seated with legs crossed; the image is cropped at their waist and they are wearing long skirts, petticoats, and dark stockings.
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