Artist: Robert Capa (Hungarian, 1913-1954). Title: "Omaha Beach, Normandy, France: D-Day, June 6, 1944 ["The Face in the Surf"] [large format]". Medium: Original photogravure. Date: Composed 1944. Printed 1979. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (295 x 400 mm). Image size: 8 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (219 x 337 mm). Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unknown. High-grade archival paper. Ample margins. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): This image is the most famous of the 11 surviving photographs taken by Capa on D-Day. In recent times these works have become known as “The Magnificent Eleven.” The soldier in the picture is generally considered to be Private First Class Huston (Hu) S. Riley, Section 2, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. Image copyright © The International Center of Photography. [27185-3-1200] |