Feb 26, 2013 - Sale 2304

Sale 2304 - Lot 97

Price Realized: $ 15,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
EISENSTAEDT, ALFRED (1898-1995)
"Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris." Silver print, 13 3/8x19 7/8 inches (34x50.5 cm.), with Eisenstaedt's signature, in ink, on recto. 1963; printed late 1990s
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Acquired directly from the photographer by a Private New York Collector.
This notable and charming photograph shows children watching the story of "Saint George and the Dragon." According to his biographer, "Eisie had crouched down in front of the children, who became so emotionally involved in the play that, by the time the dragon was slain, they were totally unaware of the photographer's presence."
Eisenstaedt: Remembrances, 114-115.