On vacation in St. Moritz

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

DateFebruary 1932

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.73 cm)
Mount: 13 1/2 × 18 7/8 inches (34.29 × 47.94 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.66.55

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"

InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1932"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in black pen: "On vacation in St. Moritz Febr. 1932".

MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "27"

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DescriptionImage of two women lying on striped chairs with eyes closed and heads resting on one another. One woman has dark shiny skin and a short sleeved shirt while the other wears hat, sunglasses, coat, and gloves.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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