On the Boulevards, Paris
A.M. Cassandre's famous poster plays with the name of the aperitif: Dubo (du beau, "beautiful"), Dubon (du bon, "good"), Dubonnet. The solitary woman is as oblivious to this jaunty refrain as she is to the inviting smile of the top-hatted fellow at her shoulder. Kertesz saw these inapposite conjunctions and in the same instant knew that the pedestrian departing the poignant scene should not be allowed to make his getaway.
Artwork Details
- Title: On the Boulevards, Paris
- Artist: André Kertész (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1894–1985 New York)
- Date: 1934
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions: 23.8 x 18.0 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
- Object Number: 1987.1100.7
- Rights and Reproduction: © The Estate of André Kertész / Higher Pictures
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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