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France. Paris. Widow of Montmartre

Untitled

1956
(American, b. 1933)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 20.2 x 30.4 cm (7 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.1044
© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
Location: not on view
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The widow, who lived alone in a garret in Paris, had known Toulouse-Lautrec and Gauguin.

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Stationed in a photo lab outside Paris while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, the twenty-two-year-old Davidson began photographing the aged widow of Impressionist painter Léon Fauché. In a methodical dedication that would later become typical of Davidson’s working style, he visited Madame Margaret Fauché daily for months, photographing every aspect of her life.
Untitled

Untitled

1956

Bruce Davidson

(American, b. 1933)
America, 20th century

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