22.00 USD
Love these wonderful Jugendstil images! We believe this is almost certainly an unidentified photo by Munich photographer Heinrich (Henry) Traut.
Creating with the physical flowers a rigid, highly decorative pattern that might otherwise have been painted onto an Art Nouveau trompe l'oeill produces a very interesting, almost surreal, effect :) So cool!
Though he certainly made use of a broad array of environments in his images, Heinrich Traut often juxtaposed his models with very concrete, bulky, or harshly angular structures that contrasted dramatically with their natural physical softness.
Also, when draping his models in the chiton he so often used, the fabric he chose seems to have been less frequently of the soft, silky type often seen in French "costume Grecque" images of the period, and more often a heavily textured cotton (almost like bed sheet material) that held the wrinkles and bends, and we have to believe this was very intentional. It is elements like these, in addition to the overall feel produced by lighting, pose and choice of model, that make us think this is one of Traut's photographs. Do you agree, disagree? We love to hear from you!
A real treasure, and one of those it's a little difficult for us to let go of. Very nice unposted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for 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 increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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