19.00 USD
Beautiful sepia toned image of Belle Epoque artiste Marthe Alexandre, taken by Monsieur Oricelly of Paris. Exquisite costume. Those great theatrical portraitists each had their own styles, certainly, and Oricelly, who seems to have regularly produced theatrical portraits in these lower contrast tones, was masterful in the blending of his subject with the lovely trompe l'oeil behind her into a soft, magical, image. We have been fortunate to have this image in the shop a few times, and it is definitely one of our very favorites. It was taken, circa 1905, while Mlle. Alexandre was performing at the Scala, a wonderful old Cafe Concert built in the 1870s to seat 1400 patrons, and with a removable glass dome so that in fine weather, if we could just get our time machine working, we might sit at a small table sipping champagne and enjoying the show beneath a starry Parisian night sky Ahhh. Well, this card almost gets us there. :)
Very nice posted condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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