Black cat before the attack
Original Language TitleKatze vor dem Angriff
Artist
Martin Munkácsi
(Hungarian, 1896 - 1963)
Dateca. 1930
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/16 × 9 1/4 inches (29.01 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 9/16 inches (30.02 × 24.28 cm)
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 9/16 inches (30.02 × 24.28 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.41
SignedArtist stamp on sheet verso, top, in black/purple ink, crossed out in pencil: "Aufnahme: / Martin Munkácsi / Berlin-Schöneberg / Erfurter Str. 9 / Copyright vorbehalten";
Artist stamp on sheet verso, centra right, in blue ink: "Copyright [underlined] / Martin Munkacsi (Mauritius) / Alleinvertrieb / Mauritius-Verlay, Berlin-Friedenau";
Artist stamp on sheet verso, center, in blue ink: "Foto: Martin Munkácsi / Wilmersdorf, Sächsische Str. 65 / Berlin, Germany / For one publication only. / Futher publications / even against charge prohibited.", "Aufnahme: Martin Munkácsi / Berlin-Wilmersdorf / Sächsische Str. 65 / Copyright vorbehalten".
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "Katze vor dem Angriff"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "14521";
On sheet verso, upper right corner, stamped in blue: "Elnzelf.";
On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "45.";
On sheet verso, upper left, in red pencil: [illeg.];
On sheet verso, bottom, green pencil: "photo Munkacsi";
Dimensions on sheet verso, bottom and right edge, in pencil: :45. / 225 / 795 / 187", "187x225", "10510/4"
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DescriptionImage of black cat standing on gravel with arched back, bent ears, and a puffy tail.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Copyright© Estate of Martin Munkácsi, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, NYC
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