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Lovely portrait of Vera Sergine, Actress, and Mother of Claude Renoir, circa...
16.00USDHenri Manuel took this photograph of Vera Sergine, who was the wife of Pierre Auguste Renoir, and the mother of Claude Renoir, in addition to being a popular actress on the Belle Epoque stage,...
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La Danse du Sabre, Belle Epoque Artiste Germaine Rose, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
22.00USDGorgeously hand-tinted card with image of a dancer we believe to be Germaine Rose, performing the Danse du Sabre. Very nice condition, though with stamp affixed to the front, as was often the...
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Woman with Lion, Emile Friant, Salon de Paris, 1919 by redpoulaine
12.00USDAlfred Noyer, the hugely prolific publisher of French picture postcards, was also deeply involved with the Salon de Paris, the world renowned exhibitions of art that were often the making of a...
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Circus and Vaudeville Contortionist, Lily Flexmore Puts Foot in Mouth,...
29.00USDWe come across our Lily every now and again. She was a big hit in her native England, in Europe, and she also rode high on the bills of variety theaters in the U.S. Clearly one could not take...
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Sweet Child of Spring posted 1910 by redpoulaine
11.00USDProbably published circa 1905, this French card, posted 1910, presents a lovely portrait of a young girl with flowers, a spirit of Spring. Some wear to edges and corners present, also very...
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Lovely Young Woman with Fairyland Harp, Old German Image, circa 1910 by...
19.00USDWe love the way in which the magical is suggested in this Rotophot of Berlin image, as in so many other images from this time period, without the introduction of a single truly fantastic...
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Belle Epoque Stage Performer, Simon Girard, in Can-Can Pose, circa 1905 by...
19.00USDWonderful! Brightly hand-tinted image of French artiste Simon (yes, it is Simon, not Simone as we might think), Girard. Great Belle Epoque theater image. Very nice unposted condition. Please...
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Belle Epoque Trio, The Butterflies, Pop Japonism circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00USDFollowing a period of around 200 years of self imposed cultural isolation, Japan underwent the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and opened wide its gates to trade with other nations. Japanese culture...
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Belle Epoque Dancer Vincenti, En Pointe with Aulos, circa 1910s, by Ernst...
19.00USDWonderfully fun image of artiste Vincenti gamboling about en pointe in classical garb, with an aulos, the ancient Greek double flute, an instrument used, according to Plato, in Dionysian...
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Valentine Olida, Belle Epoque Dancer, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00USDExcellent image of Mlle. Olida in a back-bend, probably snapping her fingers rapidly. See the pearls wrapped round her upper arm, and the halter of coins? The period of time it took to actually...
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Hungarian Silent Film Actress Vilma Banky, circa 1920 by redpoulaine
16.00USDWonderful turban image. Vilma Banky was born in Budapest, in 1901, and began her acting career in Europe, but later sailed for Hollywood, where she has a star on the "walk of fame," and is...
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Cute, Cute, Cute, Pierrette, Posted in Bayern, 1909 by redpoulaine
18.00USDVery modern in feel, this is a wonderfully charming image of a young actress in costume as Pierrot, Pierrette, or Colombinette. Why don't we know which character she portrays? Because these...
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Beautiful Young Flapper circa 1920 by redpoulaine
12.00USDLovely image by E David, a publisher we don't run across very often, but who was responsible for a number of wonderful flapper images. This one is a doozey, but suffers from some wear to...
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Olga Gregg Belle Epoque Actress, Possibly by Gerlach by redpoulaine
18.00USDWonderful image of actress Olga Gregg. The GG mark often appears on images taken by the Berlin photographer Gerlach, and this looks like his work, though unattributed. Olga looks as if she...
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Stunning Portrait of Ukrainian Born Italian Silent Film Star Elena Makowska,...
19.00USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of dear...
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Fern Andra, Star of the Circus, and of German Expressionist Film, circa 1910s...
14.00USDFern Andra (1893-1974), was raised in the circus. She was in a high-wire act at age 4, but entered the film industry at age 6, in 1899. She is usually thought of as a German actress, because...
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Cecile Sorel Grande Dame of the Comedie Francaise circa 1900 by redpoulaine
9.00USDThis is an almost perfect example an early French picture postcard from about 1900, when cards of this sort were actually designed so that the front, picture, side was the side upon which one...
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Vampire with a Curious Ocular Obsession, German Postcard, circa 1906 by...
14.00USD"After staying up far too late one night, reading the story "Berenice" by Edgar Allen Poe, Herbert became suddenly aware of an overpowering obsession with his cousin Emily's right eye..."We...
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Rudolf Christians as King Henry V, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00USDHis Royal Majesty! :) Marvelous costume. Rudolf Christians (1869-1921), was born in Germany. As a young man, he performed on the stage, as he is pictured here in costume for a production of...
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Mlle. Rimidoff as the Queen. Posted in 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00USDWonderful image of Actress Mlle. Rimidoff in the costume of a queen. Beautifully hand-tinted. Posted in 1905. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in...
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