19.00 USD
So precious! Suzy Deguez was a unique beauty. Here, she appears with two charming little children, all of them attired in Art Nouveau finery for what may have been a celebration of spring. Great sepia image.
The notorious Belle Epoque dancer, Mata Hari, publicly denounced Mlle. Deguez for the alleged theft of certain of her erotic oriental routines. Competition was fierce between performers, and who knows what really went on between the two dancers. Then, as now, most any publicity was good publicity, and they may well have been the best of friends, with the battle worked out between them, beforehand :)
Mlle. Suzy was also well known for her "Danse des Cheveux," or "hair" dance!
There is no photographer attribution on this card, printed in Berlin by the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, circa 1905. The photo was probably made in France, by Reutlinger, or perhaps Ogereau (another of her photographers), and then offered at some point to N.P.G. who did regular work with Leopold Reutlinger.
N.P.G., opened by Arthur Schwartz in 1894, was probably the most powerful and influential printer and publisher of postcards of the early 1900s and by 1908, when this card was mailed, had satellite companies all over Europe, the UK and in the USA.
This is an Oranotype print, a special printing method used by NPG that we think relied in part on a special "glacé" finish. Oranotype images can really pop, but the nature of high gloss is that every little wave or crimp on the print surface bends the light and becomes quite visible. Our scan does not show these little faults, but they do exist.
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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