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Emery P. Reves-Biro (Hungarian, 1895–1975)
LOT ID: 77661
Optigram, ie. circa 1940

Silver Print, Gelatin silver print
13 х 10 in. cm.
Signed, inscribed, "RB," lower right corner in white ink.
"Original Optigram by E.P. Reves-Biro" on the mount recto.
Lot description
Vintage silver print, c. 1940. Image size is 13 x 10 inches (33 x 25.4 cm).

Hungarian-born Emery P. Reves-Biro is one of the greatly underrated Eastern Europeans, who moved to the US in mid-career. Reves-Biro was a fashion photographer active in the 1920s and 1930s. His work was often prominently featured in Harper‘s Bazaar.
Optigram by Emery P. Reves-Biro
  • Optigram by Emery P. Reves-Biro
  • Optigram by Emery P. Reves-Biro
  • Optigram by Emery P. Reves-Biro
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