Rose blanche et vase, 1951-1952

Josef Sudek :: Rose blanche et vase (White rose in vase), 1951-1952. Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper.
Signed, dated 1952 and dedicated in ink below image. This rich autographed print, one of Sudek’s recurring motifs, was a wedding gift to a friend and his wife. A variant is conserved in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario. | src Binoche et Giquello via l’œil de la photographie

Josephine Baker portrait

Harcourt Studio, Paris :: African American dancer and singer Josephine Baker, a head and shoulders pose, wearing an attractive costume. Signed in bold dark ink ‘Josephine Baker’. Undated. | src Drouot

G. Hoffmann by Henri Manuel

Henri Manuel :: Dancer Gertrude Hoffmann, undated on source: Max and Gertrude Hoffmann Photograph Collection [detail]
Henri Manuel :: Dancer Gertrude Hoffmann, undated on source: Max and Gertrude Hoffmann Photograph Collection [detail]
Henri Manuel :: Dancer Gertrude Hoffmann, undated on source: Max and Gertrude Hoffmann Photograph Collection [detail]
Henri Manuel :: Dancer Gertrude Hoffmann, undated on source: Max and Gertrude Hoffmann Photograph Collection
Henri Manuel :: Gertrude Hoffmann. Autographed full-body photo in a dance pose. | src Max and Gertrude Hoffmann Photograph Collection

Geiko Yachiyo with an Insect Cage 1910https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

Kyuzo Okamoto :: Geiko Yachiyo with an Insect Cage, vintage postcard, 1910

Insects as pets. Yachiyo was a famous Osaka geiko (geisha), known for her elegance and her lovely personality. People were said to weep with joy at the sight of her dancing. She joined the flower and willow world at the age of thirteen, left to marry at the age of twenty-nine. / source: Blue Ruin