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A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassaï

Sold for $10,240 at Sotheby's on Apr 16, 2026.

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Photographs from The Olbricht Collection Brassaï 1899 - 1984 A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassaï (Roslyn Heights, New York: Witkin-Berley, Ltd., 1973, an edition of 50), the complete portfolio of 10 gelatin silver prints, each mounted, the portfolio label, with sequential numbers and edition 48 in ink, on the reverse; together with the printed title, signed and dated and with edition number 48 in ink, plate list, and printed matter. Folio, black cloth case and slipcase with printed title images: each approximately 11⅞ by 9¼ in. (30.2 by 23.5 cm.) or the reverse portfolio case: 21⅛ by 16⅞ in. (53.7 by 42.9 cm.) Executed in 1932-51, printed in 1973.

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