Lot 266 · Photographs
Couple d'Amoureux, Quartier Place d'Italie, 1932
Brassaï · gelatin silver print, printed later
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2013
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 11½ x 9in. (29.1 x 22.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4438333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, Couple d'Amoureux, Quartier Place d'Italie, 1932. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438333.
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Brassaï, Couple d'Amoureux, Quartier Place d'Italie, 1932. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438333.
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