[Arthur Koestler lighting a cigarette at his desk]
Photograph
[Arthur Koestler lighting a cigarette at his desk]
ca. 1965
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (17.9 × 17 cm)
Paper: 8 13/16 × 7 in. (22.4 × 17.8 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
2025.0010.0086
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, TRC: EH-174.1
Stamped on verso, L: TIRAGE ARCHIVE MAGNUM PHOTOS \ 5, PASSAGE PIVER 75011 PARIS \ EPREUVE A RENDRE \ MAGNUM PHOTO LIBRARY \ PRINT TO BE RETURNED
Typed in black on paper applied to verso, C: Arthur Koestler found dead in London flat. Distrib. 83.42 \ Arthur Koestler the Hungarian born writer who drew on his experiences \ as a Communist in the 1930's for his influential anti totalitarian \ novel "Darkness at Noon" and his wife were found dead in their \ London Flat. Their deaths apparently were the result of suicide pact. \ He had been suffering from leukemia and Parkinson’s disease. An \ overdose of drugs was suspected to be the cause of both deaths. The \ Koestlers were members of the Voluntary Euthanasia Societ [sic] EXIT. These \ photos were taken in the 1960's when he was working in New York. \ Photos by Erich Hartmann/MAGNUM.
Stamped and signed in black on verso, R: This photograph was printed by Erich Hartmann \ or under his direct supervision \ Signed: Ruth Hartmann \ © Copyright Erich Hartmann
Printed in black on applied label on verso, R: E00000123 \ ORIGINAL \ MAGNUM PHOTOS
Stamped on verso, L: TIRAGE ARCHIVE MAGNUM PHOTOS \ 5, PASSAGE PIVER 75011 PARIS \ EPREUVE A RENDRE \ MAGNUM PHOTO LIBRARY \ PRINT TO BE RETURNED
Typed in black on paper applied to verso, C: Arthur Koestler found dead in London flat. Distrib. 83.42 \ Arthur Koestler the Hungarian born writer who drew on his experiences \ as a Communist in the 1930's for his influential anti totalitarian \ novel "Darkness at Noon" and his wife were found dead in their \ London Flat. Their deaths apparently were the result of suicide pact. \ He had been suffering from leukemia and Parkinson’s disease. An \ overdose of drugs was suspected to be the cause of both deaths. The \ Koestlers were members of the Voluntary Euthanasia Societ [sic] EXIT. These \ photos were taken in the 1960's when he was working in New York. \ Photos by Erich Hartmann/MAGNUM.
Stamped and signed in black on verso, R: This photograph was printed by Erich Hartmann \ or under his direct supervision \ Signed: Ruth Hartmann \ © Copyright Erich Hartmann
Printed in black on applied label on verso, R: E00000123 \ ORIGINAL \ MAGNUM PHOTOS
