17.00 USD
Wonderfully animated image (clapping of hands, smoking, drinking tea...wonderful!) of dance in Morocco, probably in Casablanca, as that was where Monsieur Bertou resided. Cannot find any history on him, except that he was one of a handful of well known photographers in Morocco in the early 1900s. According to one article we read, having to do with a recent exhibition of early photographs in Morocco, many of these older images went directly to postcard, without ever being published in a larger print format.
There is minor nudity in this image (a bared breast) but we reserve our "risque" postcard section for images that were considered risque, or intended to be risque in those early days, so many of them very tame by today's standards, and this image seems to be simply portraying dance as an experience, and not intending any titillation, so we'll list this one in Belle Epoque.
This card was published by Louys Bauer of Dijon, an art publishing house originating in the mid 19th century that became a very successful postcard publisher.
There is a gentle crease in lower right hand corner, otherwise an exceptional card.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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