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André Kertèsz
Melancholic Tulip, 19391939, printed circa 1970

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a single tulip stem in a cylindrical glass vase, the flower head drooping on a long curved stem to the lower right, strongly backlit
Artist or Maker
André Kertèsz
Title
Melancholic Tulip, 1939
Date Made
1939, printed circa 1970
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24.61 × 17.62 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.94 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1162
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© André Kertész / RMN-Grand Palais