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Triumph of the Egg

Triumph of the Egg

(American (born in Luxembourg), 1879–1973)
1920–21
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, toned silver print on matte surface paper
DimensionsSheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund
Accession number2009.2530
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: Triumph of the Egg 1920; in red pencil: Please return to Mr. Edward Steichen Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street New York City 19 New York U.S.A
ProvenanceThe artist; to Joanna Steichen (artist's wife); to Howard Greenberg Gallery; to Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc. Pension Trust; from whom purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
Copyright© 2014 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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