Lotte Lenya, London, ca. 1935

Gerty Simon :: Singer and actress Lotte Lenya (1898-1985), London, ca. 1935. © The Bernard Simon Estate, Wiener Library Collections. From the exhibition Berlin/London: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon. | src l’œil de la photographie

Drawing photogram, 1920s

Rosa Rolanda :: Drawing Photogram, late 1920s | src Surrealism and Women Artists

Nude figure of a young woman covered by an inverted glass, which becomes her garment. The translucent glass allows the curves of her figure to be seen, but it still provides a modest covering. The shape of the glass is reminiscent of dress styles of the mid-1800s, with a wide hooped skirt and narrow waistline. Rosa Rolanda painted self-portraits from 1945 and 1952 depict the same somber persona. The simple style of her features is similar to those found on folkloric images of the sun reproduced in ceramics, wood, and textiles. Here, crowned by the sun, she is surrounded by shells, a deer, and a ruler.

Yva self-portrait, 1926

Yva [Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon] :: Selbstporträt, Berlin, 1926. Moderne Welt, 1926. Jahrgang 8, Heft 9. | quelle : ÖNB
Yva [Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon] :: Selbstporträt, Berlin, 1926. Moderne Welt, 1926. Jahrgang 8, Heft 9. | quelle : ÖNB
Moderne Welt, 1926. Jahrgang 8, Heft 9, Seite 15. | quelle : ÖNB
Yva, Selbsporträt. Moderne Welt, 1926. Jahrgang 8, Heft 9. | quelle : ÖNB

Hugh Lain as Petrouchka, 1948

Carl van Vechten :: Hugh Laing as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, choreographed by Michel Fokine. Published / Created: May 7th., 1948. | src Yale University Library
Carl van Vechten :: Hugh Laing as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, choreographed by Michel Fokine. Published / Created: May 7th., 1948. | src Yale University Library
Carl van Vechten :: Hugh Laing as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, choreographed by Michel Fokine. Published / Created: May 7th., 1948. | src Yale University Library