Bert Hardy 1913-1995
Gorbals Boys, Glasgow, 1948
Early silver gelatin print
23 x 30.5 cms
9 x 12 ins
9 x 12 ins
Signed and dated
14911
Printed late 1950s/early 1960s. Bert Hardy's most famous image and an icon of twentieth century British photography. The earliest known signed and dated print of this celebrated image.
Printed late 1950s/early 1960s.
Bert Hardy's most famous image and an icon of twentieth century British photography.
The earliest known signed and dated print of this celebrated image.
Provenance
Gifted directly from the photographer to his business partner, Gerry Grove.Grove, a printer, went into business with Hardy in the late 1950s, and the two set up Grove Hardy at 2 Burrow Mews, Southwark, which became one of the finest darkrooms in London.
Thence by descent.