Colette, Vanity Fair, 1935

Edward Jean Steichen :: French writer Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), in a tweed coat and black polka dot dress, seated with both elbows on an arm chair, next to a glass-topped table set with a vase with flowers. Vanity Fair, 1935. | src Getty Images

French writer Colette, ca. 1954

Madame d’Ora :: Die Schriftstellerin Colette, vor 1954. | French writer Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), ca. 1954. © Nachlass Madame d’Ora. | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg

De Absintdrinkster, 1907

León Spilliaert :: La Buveuse d’absinthe (The Absinthe Drinker), 1907. Indian ink, pastel and gouache on paper. Fine Arts Museum, Ghent. | src King Baudouin Foundation