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Bertolt Brecht, London

Artist Ellen Auerbach (American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/16 × 7 7/16 inches (23.65 × 18.85 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 8 inches (24.94 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.4
SignedArtist's stamp with signature on sheet verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "#46-5 / COPYRIGHT / ELLEN AUERBACH / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "Bert Brecht / London 1935"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "018-L008"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "3815" / "RMG17462".
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DescriptionProfile image of man shaving while holding a cigar in his left hand. Light appears to come from the right edge of the frame.Provenance

Dr. Jack and Judy Stern, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© Ellen Auerbach Estate
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