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a black and white photo of a group of men holding baseball batsa black and white photo of a large boat being builtan old black and white photo of a large ship in a docka black and white photo of people standing in front of a large shipa black and white photo of a group of people in small boats in the waterblack and white photograph of a group of men working on a boatblack and white photograph of a large boat in a body of watera black and white photo of a boat in the waterblack and white photograph of a group of men working on an airplanean old photo of a large boat in the watera black and white photo of a large ship in the watera black and white photo of a large crane in the watera large boat that is sitting in the watera black and white photo of a group of men working on a buildinga large boat that is sitting in the waterseveral men are working on a boat in a large buildinga large boat that is sitting on a train trackseveral men are standing in front of a large boat with wooden poles
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347 - Marcel DE RENZIS
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
Marcel DE RENZIS Marcel de Renzis (1910–1998) worked before the war for *Le Petit Marseillais* and for the Keystone agency, for which he was a correspondent. One of his photo reports from 1942 illustrated “The regeneration of Marseille and the Beaudoin Plan” and appeared in the magazine “L’Illustration”. His photographs document the history of the city of Marseille and its inhabitants, from the destruction of the working-class neighbourhoods by the Nazis to the reconstruction work by Pouillon and Le Corbusier, as well as cultural life: film shoots, musical performances, etc. SHIPBUILDING AT LA SEYNE AND LA CIOTAT, 1942–1952 Set of 15 period silver gelatin prints, with the photographer’s stamp on the reverse. 18 x 24 cm - Construction of the Kairouan for the Compagnie de Navigation Mixte at the Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée: scale model, slipways, launch, salvage of the Suif… - Construction of the vessels Maréchal Pétain and Ville de Marseille. Three anonymous prints relating to the construction of the Ville de Marseille are included. 30 x 24 cm
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About the sale Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part II
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Auction time 10/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
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