The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from "J'aime l'Opéra"

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The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Artist/Maker Kurt Blum Swiss, 1922 – 2005
Datec. 1962
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.9 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.186
Not on view
Collections
Published ReferencesImbert, Charles, and Kurt Blum. J'aime L'Opéra. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. illus. pg. 147.

Additional Details

Alternate Titles The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from the series "L'Opéra"
Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art); from the collection of Charles-Henri Favrod, the founding director of the Musée de l'Elysée de la Photographie in Lausanne, Switzerland
Markings Verso, center (adhered yellow label): "[volume: Opera / page: 74/75 photo: 86 / format: 11.5 x 11.7]" and (black stamp): "[copyright by / kurt blum / fotograf swb / bern tel. 20860]"
Published References Imbert, Charles, and Kurt Blum. J'aime L'Opéra. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. illus. pg. 147.
Inscribed Verso, left edge (sideways blue marker): "THEATRE"
Verso, left (pencil): "Le moment délicat de l'ouverture du rideau"
Verso, upper right (pencil): "NY"
The Americans Remain Attached to the Great Classic, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
The Americans Remain Attached to the Great Classic, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.179
Costumes for Dido and Aeneas, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Costumes for Dido and Aeneas, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.187
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.177
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.178
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.181
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.182
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.183
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.184
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.185
The accessories storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra".
The accessories storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra".
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.188
The Accessories Storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Accessories Storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.189
The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.190