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Showing posts with label grapes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grapes. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Arlette Dorgère in Maenad Attire, Theatre Variete, circa 1900
Gorgeous image of beautiful French stage performer Arlette Dorgère. So
beautiful! This one will find its way into our Marvelous Maenad section,
of course :)
Mlle. Dorgère was a favorite on the Parisian music hall scene, spending most of her time in Paris, while occasionally resting up at her chateau in the country. We include an image, ***not for sale***, of the Chateau Dorgère (as it was called for a time), otherwise known as Chateau Vigneux, on the river Seine, to offer an idea of the kind of wealth accumulated and enjoyed by these well known Belle Epoque performers. Famed poster artist Jules Cherét captured Mlle. Dorgère's image on a poster for the Scala Theater in 1904 an image of that poster, also ***not for sale***, is published in this listing.
Mlle. Dorgère did not perform only in France, but traveled extensively, performing in locations as far afield as Rio De Janeiro in Brazil. According to one source, she moved to Morocco in 1929, where she quietly settled into retirement from the hustle and bustle of theater life. This information was found in a very interesting blog entry (address below), whose focus seemed to be primarily on historic buildings.
http://dandylan.over-blog.com/article-du-ministre-cochon-a-la-belle-arlette-le-riche-passe-du-chateau-de-vigneux-98687119.html
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Mlle. Dorgère was a favorite on the Parisian music hall scene, spending most of her time in Paris, while occasionally resting up at her chateau in the country. We include an image, ***not for sale***, of the Chateau Dorgère (as it was called for a time), otherwise known as Chateau Vigneux, on the river Seine, to offer an idea of the kind of wealth accumulated and enjoyed by these well known Belle Epoque performers. Famed poster artist Jules Cherét captured Mlle. Dorgère's image on a poster for the Scala Theater in 1904 an image of that poster, also ***not for sale***, is published in this listing.
Mlle. Dorgère did not perform only in France, but traveled extensively, performing in locations as far afield as Rio De Janeiro in Brazil. According to one source, she moved to Morocco in 1929, where she quietly settled into retirement from the hustle and bustle of theater life. This information was found in a very interesting blog entry (address below), whose focus seemed to be primarily on historic buildings.
http://dandylan.over-blog.com/article-du-ministre-cochon-a-la-belle-arlette-le-riche-passe-du-chateau-de-vigneux-98687119.html
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Mlle. Archer, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, circa 1900 by Walery of Paris
14.00 USD, by redpoulaine via Etsy http://ift.tt/1kVo5Sd
Friday, September 19, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Mlle. Archer, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, circa 1900 by Walery of Paris
14.00 USD, by redpoulaine via Etsy http://ift.tt/1kVo5Sd
Friday, May 16, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Marvelous Maenads
One of our favorite, and most magical, subgenres of "Lovely Lady" postcards has to be that of the Marvelous Maenads. These are somewhat idealized, and presumably toned down, versions of those wild maidens of ancient Greece, who in their worship of Dionysus, the god of wine and sensual abandon, got up to all kinds of mischief. The maenad, as an image, was practically the poster girl of La Belle Époque, expressing that rich, earthy, "joie de vivre," which has come to be seen as so expressive of that era. In our Marvelous Maenad section, we're not all that particular about whether the model is depicted as a woodland sprite, a pagan priestess, or if they're just a couple of Belle Époque chorus girls unwinding after a tough dress rehearsal. The images we list in this section might have been published anytime between the 1890s and the 1930s. Basically, if they're wearing grapes, grapevines, animal skins, or any of the other accoutrements no self-respecting maenad could do without, this is the section they'll end up in. Welcome to the Bacchanal!!! :)
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| AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Maenad in the Morning, Jugendstil Epoche Stage Performer, circa 1903 |
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| AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Ileana Leonidoff, Dancer and Silent Film Star, Wears Crown of Bacchus, circa 1920 |
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| AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Maenad Peering Through the Trees, circa 1910s/20s |
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| SOLD Carmel Myers with Decorative Grape Headdress |
The marvelous maenads featured in this post are just the first of many. We hope that you will be as enchanted with these beauties as we are.
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