A woman emerges from the background to touch a white flower in a vase next to a portrait painti…

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Date1956

Mediumvintage gelatin silver print

DimensionsImage (approx.): 11 × 17 inches (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Matted: 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm)

Portfolio/Series"Widow of Montmartre" series

MarkingsStamped on the back in black ink vertically oriented: "[dot] BRUCE DAVIDSON / Magnum Photos"

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor.

Object number2018.16.344

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Copyright© Bruce Davidson. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextDavidson was drafted into the army in 1955 and stationed in Rocquencourt, France in 1956. On the weekends, he traveled to Paris where he became acquainted with the 92-year-old widow of French impressionist painter Leon Fauché. Using his small Leica camera, he photographed Madame Fauché’s quiet life surrounded by objects from the past. Here, she reaches out of the darkness of the room to rearrange flowers, presented in clear focus. Davidson includes a painting on the left of the frame, perhaps a reference to her husband’s profession. The series of photographs titled The Widow of Montmartre was admired by Henri Cartier-Bresson and served as an entry point for Davidson to join Magnum as a full member in 1959. Text written for 'Bruce Davidson: Face to Face' on view February 4, 2022 - May 1, 2022.

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