Elliott Erwitt (1928-2023); 'Budapest, Hungary' (Train Station);

Elliott Erwitt (1928-2023) 'Budapest, Hungary' (Train Station), 1964 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed in ink in the margin, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Boca Raton Museum of Art label on the reverse. 14 3/4 x 22 in. (37.5 x 55.9 cm.) sheet 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance The photographer to Richard Coplan, circa 2012 Literature Elliott Erwitt, Elliott Erwitt's Handbook (New York, 2003), p. 89 Elliott Erwitt, Elliott Erwitt: Personal Best (Kempen, 2009), p. 370 Exhibited Elliott Erwitt: Personal Best, Personal Choice, Chanel Nexus Hall, Toyko, 6 April - May 6 2007 Elliott Erwitt: Photographs from the Collection of Richard Coplan and Martin R. Mallinger, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 9 November 2014 - 11 January 2015 The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliott Erwitt, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts / Springfield Museums, 9 November 2019 - 12 January 2020; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, 17 September - 31 December 2022 Note For three months in 1964, Elliott Erwitt traveled more than 1,000 miles throughout Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary to complete a commission for a Life World Library book on these Eastern European countries. He was given complete freedom to photograph whatever he desired. This image documents a bittersweet farewell at the Budapest train station. After the 1956 Hungarian Revoluation, authorities closed the borders to working-age adults, thus allowing only senior citizens to leave the country. Erwitt subtly captured a host of emotions expressed in the faces of both the train passengers and onlookers. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing