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Offered for sale is a rare, vintage silver gelatin black-and-white portrait print of the legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie by renowned Swiss photographer Jacques Straesslé. This photograph belongs to Straesslé's historic backstage portrait series captured live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This authentic collector's piece features the artist's original handwritten signature and designation in the lower margin. It is a highly coveted low-number print, marked 20/80.Crucially, the reverse (verso) of the print features the authentic, original vintage studio label: "JACQUES STRAESSLE / PHOTOGRAPHE / Av. Eugène-Rambert 15 / CH-1005 Lausanne". This sticker serves as ironclad provenance, confirming this is an early darkroom print developed directly from Straesslé’s active Lausanne studio period rather than a modern digital estate reproduction.Specifications & Condition:
Artist: Jacques Straesslé (Swiss, b. 1948)
Subject: Dizzy Gillespie
Medium: Original Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Edition: 20 / 80 (Signed and numbered in margin)
Provenance: Authentic original artist studio label on verso
Dimensions: Sheet size measures 12x16 inches Condition: Excellent vintage condition. The high-contrast silver gelatin tones remain incredibly stark and crisp. Margins are clean with sharp edges and clear, unfaded handwriting. Labeled cleanly on the reverse side.
