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ROBERT DOISNEAU (1912-1994)
Un Regard Oblique [A Sideways Glance].
Oversized silver print, the image measuring 13
1
/
4
x14
7
/
8
inches (33.7x37.8 cm.), the sheet 15
3
/
4
x19
3
/
4
inches (40.2x50.2 cm.), with Doisneau’s signature, in
ink, on recto, and his initials and title, in ink, on verso. 1948; printed 1980
[7,000/10,000]
From Henry Feldstein, Forest Hills, NewYork; to a Private Collector, in 2002.
This iconic image was made on assignment for LIFE magazine. Doisneau apparently hid behind an
antique chair at a Parisian art gallery. He arranged his Rolliflex at an angle capturing furtive male
admirers gazing at the painted female nude figure.