Eli Lotar (1905-1969) Fountain at the Place de la Nation [The Triumph of the Republic by Georges Gardet]. Paris, 1932. Vintage silver print (from the portfolio of 10 original photographs published in 1933) mounted on cardboard, signed, dated and numbered in pencil at 50 copies on the bottom mount (the 50-copy print run was probably not completed, only a very small number of copies of the portfolio are known today). 18,5x17,3cmThe monumental sculpture by Georges Gardet and its four crocodiles were melted down during the Occupation as part of the mobilization of non-ferrous metals used by the armament industry .