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Photography
Artist: Lucien Aigner, Hungarian, 1901–1999
Mother brings baby with her to the cafe. This is a frequent sight in Paris especially as a consequence of the French law prohibiting parents from leaving children unguarded in the house.
1930s
Gelatin silver print
image: 17.2 × 23.6 cm (6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
sheet: 17.2 × 23.6 cm (6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
sheet: 17.2 × 23.6 cm (6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
Purchased with a gift from Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill, B.A. 1975
2017.45.36
Geography:
Depicted Paris, France
Status:
Culture:
Hungarian
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Works on Paper - Photographs
Provenance:
Lucien Aigner Estate
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.