Paris Courtyard, attributed to Karl Lagerfeld, gelatin silver photograph, 1990s

Black and white photograph attributed to Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019): an old Paris courtyard of stained and spalling rendered walls, a tall casement window, dark doorways, looping electrical cables and a cracked, littered floor. Printed full-frame with a black border, high contrast with deep blacks. From the same collection as a group of photographs by Lagerfeld that includes signed and studio-stamped examples. Black frame. France, 1990s.