
Edward Steichen :: Florence O’Denishawn holding lily and wearing a gown and tiara, 1920s, for Vanity Fair./ src Getty Images
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Edward Steichen :: Florence O’Denishawn holding lily and wearing a gown and tiara, 1920s, for Vanity Fair./ src Getty Images

Carl van Vechten :: Dancer Alicia Markova as Gisele,New York, April 15, 1941 / src: Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Theatrical dancer Parepa Osterman. A whimsical and enchanting art nouveau portrait of the dancer who is listed on verso as being a “toe dancer" and a barefoot dancer. Silver gelatin photograph, ca. 1910′s / via

Albert Witzel :: Vintage and original photograph of silent film actress May Allison. A fashionable pictorialist offering. Allison stuns in an lavish fur coat that reveal just a hint of her embroidered silk stockings. This is a beautifully composed antique portrait from Hollywood’s early years,
ca. late 1910′s – early 1920′s (Metro Pictures ink stamp on verso) / src: eBay
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Gerhard Richter :: Mrs. Niepenberg, 1965. Oil on canvas. / src: erhard-richter.com
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William Fraker :: Vintage 1930′s Golden Age of Hollywood photograph of silver screen legend Jean Harlow. The original platinum blonde bombshell is a stunningly gorgeous vixen in this portrait that is everything we love about classic Hollywood style, photography, and charm. An absolutely smouldering view with a fine art deco sensuality and decadent glamour.
original source: The estate of legendary pulp cover artist Norman Saunders./ via: Grapefruit Moon Gallery on eBay