Art & culture
Paul Éluard in a small Photomaton portrait
The museum record keeps the poet’s identity and the object’s history separate.
A compact booth portrait of Paul Éluard survives in the Centre Pompidou collection.
A precisely identified record
The museum lists a gelatin silver print from around 1929 measuring 5.3 × 3.8 cm, with inventory number AM 2003-287 (3). It places the object within Le groupe surréaliste and records acquisition in 2003. The catalogue also indexes the represented person under Éluard’s original name, Eugène Grindel.
Evidence: Collection record
A name is not the entire story
The alternate name is useful when searching collections, but it does not explain the sitting’s circumstances. Keep the approximate date and object reference when discussing the portrait. Avoid inventing a conversation, exact booth address or reason for the pose from a small image alone.
Sources & further reading
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- Centre Pompidou — Paul Éluard, photomaton portrait (circa 1929)Collection record