Pencil signed, inscribed 'Noailles place Etats Unis,' dedicated indistinctly and dated 'July 9 1926' on mount. Gelatin silver print mounted to paper.
print: 8 7/16 x 11 in. (21.4 x 27.8cm)
mount: 12 3/16 x 14 1/2 in. (31 x 36.8cm)
Unframed

Provenance: The Estate of Ira Genstein, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By family descent.
Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This photograph captures the interior of Villa Noailles, the modernist villa built by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles between 1923 and 1927. It is located in the hills above Hyères, in southeastern France. The couple were avid patrons of the arts and collected works by Dali, Lipchitz and Giacometti among many others. They also financed three cinematic works, one of which was Man Ray's 1929 surrealist film, "Les Mystères du Château du Dé," filmed in the Villa Noailles.