Christie's, London, 18 May 2005, lot 107 Phillips de Pury & Company, London, 19 May 2011, lot 77
Literature
Doisneau, Three Seconds of Eternity, pl. 94 Flammarion, Robert Doisneau: Paris, p. 304 Ollier, Doisneau: Paris, p. 385
Catalogue Essay
The full inscription reads:
'It probably wasn't her real name but we called her: ANITA a dancing name of course. She was twenty years old - that's all I know about her - thirty years ago - let's not get melancholy. For you Lee Witkin this pinned image, warmly yours, Robert Doisneau'
1951 Gelatin silver print, printed 1974. 14 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. (35.9 x 28.6 cm) Signed and extensively inscribed to Lee Witkin in French in ink in the margin; annotated and numbered AP 1/3 in pencil on the verso.
