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black and white photograph of a woman carrying a child on her backan old book with writing on it sitting on top of a table
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Estimate €200 - €500
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Paul Almasy* (Budapest 1906 – 2003 Jouars-Pontchartrain) Mother and child, Bolivia, c. 1960 vintage gelatin silver print 30.3 x 23.5 cm photographer’s stamp on the reverse ESTIMATE €200 – €500 STARTING PRICE €200 Paul Almásy was a Hungarian-born Swiss photographer known for his documentary and portrait photography. Almásy worked as a photojournalist for various newspapers and magazines in Europe, covering events such as the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. He was also known for his portraits of famous artists, writers and intellectuals, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Further artists and styles: South America, Picasso, Dalí, Sartre, Camus, Spanish Civil War PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13% (20% for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28% in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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