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Lovely Hand-Tinted Mignon, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDBeautiful Mignon image from the early 1910s. Interesting color choices by the colorist. Green, white and violet (or purple) were the colors chosen in 1908 by the Woman's Social and Political...
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Nude in Rowboat, Risque Belle Epoque Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGreat image! Well, if you're going to go rowing off naked, you'd better have a sheepskin rug handy in case you catch a chill, no? :)Lovely coloration. This is one of a collection of close to...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon II, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
17.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Franca Dominici, Italian Film Actress, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
9.00 USDNice image of Signorina Franca Dominici in a cloche hat. Signorina Dominici was a greatly loved character actress in Italy, but not as often for parts she herself physically acted out on the...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon III, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by...
17.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Lantelme, Genevieve. Belle Epoque Actress and Courtesan, circa 1910 by...
19.00 USDConsidered to be one of the most beautiful women of the period, Genevieve Lantelme, born Mathilde Hortense Claire Fossey, on May 20, 1883, was certainly as tragic a figure as she was a...
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Vera Vergani, Italian Stage and Silent Film Actress, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
16.00 USDHere at Red Poulaine, we have a special place in our hearts for the Italian actress images of the early 1900s and into the 1920s. The quality of the portrait photography and subsequent...
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Ossi Oswalda with Feathered Fan and Little Else, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDWelcome 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...
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Weimar Era Berlin Silent Film Actress, Evi Eva, by Ross Verlag, 1928/29 by...
19.00 USDFraulein Eva was born in 1899 Berlin as Elly Giese. As a young girl, she worked in the cigarette manufacturing industry, but by age 19 was being cast in silent films. She received leading...
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Wonderfully Risque Semi-Nude Image of Mireille Having Slippage Issues, A....
39.00 USDWe love this model, who possibly went by the name, Mireille. This is one of our favorite images of her. What a cute little hat! And otherwise....just wow! Great risque, 1920s flapper image,...
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Nude French Postcard Model Mireille in Haremesque Scene, B.M.V. circa 1920s...
39.00 USDLovely haremesque image of our favorite, wonderfully zaftig, French postcard model, Mireille. Very nice condition on this one, with only minor wear to edges.Please examine our high res scans...
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Beautifully Magical Image of Aulette by Croissant, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDAn Aulette is one who plays an Aulos, the ancient Greek musical instrument our model is here pictured as playing. It was not a flute, or a whistle, but a reeded intrument. Archeological...
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Belle Epoque Actress, Olive Haygate, in "Orientale" Trappings,...
16.00 USDAs far as we can tell, Miss Olive Haygate was an English actress whose home, in the late 1890s, was London. Nevertheless, we don't run across images of her by British photographers, so perhaps...
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Lina Cavalieri Slouching in Chair, by A. Bert, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDLovely Belle Epoque opera star Lina Cavalieri isn't really slouching. It's a thoughtful pose! and what an expression :)Photographer A. Bert was responsible for many wonderful theatrical...
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La Magnifique Denyse, French Dancer with Tambourine, by Louis Martin, circa...
22.00 USDWe have no history on Mlle. Denyse or the photographer Louis Martin. Research still in progress. What a magnificent card, though. Monsieur Martin is one of our favorite photographers. He was...
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How Many Naked Flappers Can We Fit In This Dressing Room? ELA #24, circa 1920...
29.00 USDAnd there they were...four pretty showgirls scrambling to dress for the publicity shoot when suddenly, POOF! this picture was taken...in all innocence, naturally :) When we come across a card...
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Woodland Nymph Examines Leaf, German Postcard, Posted in France, 1909 by...
14.00 USDIt was while traveling through Saxony by train, that my grandfather, while stretching his legs when his train was stopped, glimpsed a rare species of butterfly. He was still a young man then,...
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Belle Epoque Dancer, Regina Badet, as a Bacchante, in Iphigénie en...
22.00 USDThe incomparable Paul Boyer of Paris took this wonderful photo of one of our very favorite people here at Red Poulaine, the great dancer, Mlle. Régina Badét. This image is from her appearance...
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French Faux Nude with Pan Pipes and Pink Shoes, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDSuch fun! We could start a collection of semi-nude french dancers wearing hand-tinted pink shoes, having sold probably close to a dozen of them in the last year! What was that about? :) Great,...
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Berthe Bady Maman Colibri Advertising Card 1911 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDOn flexible paper stock, this is apparently a promotional card produced by the Athens Theater. Maman Colibri was first produced in the early 1900s but this card marks its reprise at the Athens...
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