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Lot 552

Pierre Dubreuil
The Knocker of Time (The Chime Bells, 2);

Fine Prints and Photographs

24 – 25 October 2006, 10:00 PDT

San Francisco

US$30,000 - US$50,000

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Pierre Dubreuil

The Knocker of Time (The Chime Bells, 2), circa 1935
Gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper, the photographer's monogram in ink on the image; signed and titled in ink on verso, framed.
15 1/8 x 11 1/4in

Footnotes

Provenance:
Christie's, New York, 8 October 1993, lot 301; Barry Friedman Gallery, New York City; Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, Co.; private collection

Exhibited:
London, The London Salon of Photography, 1936

Antwerp, International Salon, 1935-36

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