Robert Capa (1913–1954) - Capa's final assignment – Indochina — May 25, 1954.
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Robert Capa’s gelatin-silver print, titled “Capa's final assignment – Indochina — May 25, 1954.”, dates from 1954.
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Robert Capa (1913–1954) – French Indochina War, 1954
Striking vintage black-and-white press photograph by legendary war photographer Robert Capa, showing French paratroopers descending from a military transport aircraft during the First Indochina War.
Date: 1954
Photographer: Robert Capa
Agency: Magnum Photos
Dimensions: approx. 18 × 13 cm
Technique: vintage gelatin silver press photograph
The reverse is particularly important and bears several period stamps and annotations:
Large “ROBERT CAPA – MAGNUM / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC., New York” credit stamp.
Original LIFE PHOTOGRAPH ownership stamp from Time Incorporated, New York, with “Reproduction Forbidden”.
French military photographic service stamp from the Établissement Cinématographique des Armées, Fort d'Ivry-sur-Seine.
Handwritten identification “Indochine III – Photo nº 23”.
Period 1954 date stamp and additional editorial/archive annotations.
Capa travelled to French Indochina in 1954 on assignment for LIFE magazine. On 25 May 1954, while accompanying French troops in the Red River Delta, he was killed after stepping on a landmine, making photographs until the final day of his life.
An evocative image from Capa's final photographic assignment, with exceptional period provenance combining Robert Capa, Magnum Photos, LIFE Magazine and the French military photographic archives.
The photograph shows visible signs of professional editorial use and age, including surface scratches, handling marks and minor wear, consistent with an original working press photograph from the period. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.
A highly collectible piece of 20th-century photojournalism and military photography connected to one of the most important photographers in the history of photography.
It not only documents the First Indochina War: it documents the last minutes of professional activity of one of the most important war photographers of the 20th century.
* Professional packaging, shipped via secured express courier.
* Note: The photographs in the description are a true reflection of the state of the image for sale.
Robert Capa (1913–1954) – French Indochina War, 1954
Striking vintage black-and-white press photograph by legendary war photographer Robert Capa, showing French paratroopers descending from a military transport aircraft during the First Indochina War.
Date: 1954
Photographer: Robert Capa
Agency: Magnum Photos
Dimensions: approx. 18 × 13 cm
Technique: vintage gelatin silver press photograph
The reverse is particularly important and bears several period stamps and annotations:
Large “ROBERT CAPA – MAGNUM / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC., New York” credit stamp.
Original LIFE PHOTOGRAPH ownership stamp from Time Incorporated, New York, with “Reproduction Forbidden”.
French military photographic service stamp from the Établissement Cinématographique des Armées, Fort d'Ivry-sur-Seine.
Handwritten identification “Indochine III – Photo nº 23”.
Period 1954 date stamp and additional editorial/archive annotations.
Capa travelled to French Indochina in 1954 on assignment for LIFE magazine. On 25 May 1954, while accompanying French troops in the Red River Delta, he was killed after stepping on a landmine, making photographs until the final day of his life.
An evocative image from Capa's final photographic assignment, with exceptional period provenance combining Robert Capa, Magnum Photos, LIFE Magazine and the French military photographic archives.
The photograph shows visible signs of professional editorial use and age, including surface scratches, handling marks and minor wear, consistent with an original working press photograph from the period. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.
A highly collectible piece of 20th-century photojournalism and military photography connected to one of the most important photographers in the history of photography.
It not only documents the First Indochina War: it documents the last minutes of professional activity of one of the most important war photographers of the 20th century.
* Professional packaging, shipped via secured express courier.
* Note: The photographs in the description are a true reflection of the state of the image for sale.
Details
Date of print
1954
Artist
Robert Capa (1913–1954)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Capa's final assignment – Indochina — May 25, 1954.
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
13 cm
Width
18 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Military and war
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