Oct 21, 2021 - Sale 2583

Sale 2583 - Lot 168

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
ED VAN DER ELSKEN (1925-1990)
Auto-Stopp [sic], Paris - Amsterdam. Silver print, the image measuring 5 1/4x4 1/2 inches (13.3x11.4 cm.), the sheet 6 1/4x4 1/2 inches (15.9x11.4 cm.), with van der Elsken's credit "Ed v. d. E.," title, date, and series "des affiches" [posters], in ink, in Ata Kandó's hand, on verso. 1952

Accompanied by a letter of provenance.

Additional Details

Gifted by van der Elsken to a family member.

This photograph from Ed van der Elsken's poster series "des affiches," which features images with posters prominently placed as backdrops, was taken in July 1952 while van der Elsken and the Kando family were hitch-hiking from Paris to Amsterdam.