Lot n° 201
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Alfred Otto Wolfgang SCHULZE, known as WOLS. Pavilion of Ele - Lot 201
Alfred Otto Wolfgang SCHULZE, known as WOLS. Pavilion of Elegance. 1937.
Original photograph, silver print, captioned on verso (24 x 17.8 cm).
Spectacular original photograph by Wols.
It is captioned on the reverse: "n° 12/12 Pavillon de l'élégance. 1937" The subject itself measures 17.7 x 17.1 cm.
Wols was commissioned to immortalize the Pavillon de l'Elégance et de la Parure at the 1937 Exposition Internationale. The present shot, playing with the mannequins' arms and shadows, was taken during the installation.
Provenance: Galerie Michel Guinle, Lyon, 1989-1990, with stamp on reverse of frame.
A similar photograph appears in the catalog for the Wols exhibition at Kunsthaus Zürich, 1989-1990,
p. 389.
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