Tag: portraiture

Paola Borboni (Vettori cards)

Paola Borboni (Italian actress). Italian postcard by Ed. Vettori, Bologna, nº 1045. | src Truus, Bob & Jan too on Flickr
Paola Borboni (Italian stage and silent era actress). Italian postcard by Ed. Vettori, Bologna, nº 381 Photo: Trevisani, Bologna | src Truus, Bob & Jan too

Colette as Le Petit Faune, 1906

Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, aka Colette Willy) mimant le Petit Faune dans “Le Desir, la Chimere et l’Amour”, au théâtre des Mathurins, en 1906, à Paris, France. “Her performance caused a scandal. Very revealing costume and provocative lines.” (quoted from source) | src and hi-res Getty Images

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