RICHARD AVEDON (American, 1923-2004). MEL AT THE RITZ, Harper's Bazaar, Paris Office, August 2, 1959. Inscribed on verso, with Christian Dior fabric swatches. Black and white photograph - Unframed, 14 in. x 11 in. Estimate $500-700
PROVENANCE: An upstate New York estate Offered for the benefit of the National Christ Child Society, Bethesda, MD
Slight undulations to paper; gentle creases throughout; information page affixed to reverse; scattered areas soiling on verso; fabric swatches stapled to recto; penciled inscriptions in margins on recto; stamped "Richard Avedon/Made in France" on verso.