12.00 USD
Unattributed photographer, but image was Leopold Reutlinger's as our fourth listing image indicates. That is of another card not being offered for sale (it's not even our card). Leopold Reutlinger is well known for the varied decorative techniques he applied to postcard versions of his photographs, and this series is a favorite of ours. The repeated simple pattern in an almost metallic-sheen finish really makes the silver bromide print pop in an almost 3-dimensional way, don't you think?
Exquisite Gabrielle Robinne (1886-1980), was made an officer in the French Legion of Honor for her contributions in the Arts.
She was a greatly loved star of the stage, and also of silent films, and then the talkies as well, her career spanning some sixty years.
Note the thin paper pasted to the obverse of the card. This is not all that uncommon to find. An ex-lover, a bad memory, an embarrassing declaration, about a million possible reasons, and paste-downs like this are found quite often in old books, covering up private messages on the end-sheets.
A bit of a smudge on her cheek, otherwise a very nice card.
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 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 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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