19.00 USD
La Nouvelle Venus de Milo, circa 1900
Wonderful French nude, circa 1900, with model on pedestal as if she were a statue. ***Please note*** unlike almost all of the cards we deal in, this image is not an actual photographic print, but appears to be a very fine lithographic, or offset press image! If you look closely at our scans, you will see, what we call these days, the "dot matrix," which a true photograph does not have. What is particularly interesting to us is that in person, the matrix on this image is so fine as to be not noticeable, and makes us curious about what printing technique was actually used, since the offset press, though invented in the 1870s, didn't really come into its own as an effective photo reproduction technique until shortly after this particular card would have been published.
Notice the wonderful Art Nouveau font in red ink at the base of the card. Nice, unposted condition.
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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