Adolf Hoffmeister (1902-1973)

THE FIRST STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPH FROM PARADISE

1963
Collage on paper, 16 × 23.4 cm (39 × 44.5 cm), monogrammed and dated in the image lower right in pen “AH 63”. Verso on the cardboard backing titled in ballpoint pen and inscribed “/see manuscript of A. H./”, numbered in black marker “22.”, in pencil “1829” in a circle and crossed-out “100” in a circle; stamped “Galerie Moderna, exhibited 21-01-2010 / 21-02-2010”. Verso on the mount (in the cut-out marked in pencil “17546”) stamped “National Gallery in Prague – export”. mounted, framed, glazed. Provenance: Galerie Maldoror.