16th Nov, 2024 20:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2024 at Fotografiska Shanghai

 
  Lot 9
 

MADAME D'ORA (Dora Kallmus, 1881–1963) | Josephine Baker in Paris, France 1928
玛德姆·多拉 (多拉·卡尔穆斯, 1881–1963) | 约瑟芬·贝克在巴黎,法国

Sold for €1,000


Lot details

Start price: € 800

Estimate: € 1,200–1,600

Start price: RMB 6,000

Estimate: RMB 9,000–12,000

Size: 11.1 x 8 cm

Vintage silver print on double-weight matte postcard-paper 13.4 x 8.2 cm, in excellent condition. Signed in the lower negative "d'Ora", studio stamp "d'Ora Paris" and handwritten annotated "Feber März 1928" in the lower margin. LITERATURE Monika Faber (ed.), Madame d'Ora, cat. Neue Galerie New York. Museum for German and Austrian Art, Munich/London/New York 2020, p. 116 (same sitting).

The dancer Freda Josephine McDonald (1906–1975) from Missouri became world-famous under the name Josephine Baker. From 1925, she performed mainly in Europe. The glamour portrait with headdress was created in the studio of the famous society photographer Dora Kallmus, who became known as "Madame D'Ora". After starting out in Vienna, she opened a studio in Paris in 1925.

早期明胶银盐照片,双重重量哑光明信片纸,13.4 x 8.2 厘米,保存完好。底片下方签名“d'Ora”,工作室印章“d'Ora Paris”,下边缘手写注释“Feber März 1928”。文献:Monika Faber(编),《Madame d'Ora》,Neue Galerie New York. Museum for German and Austrian Art, Munich/London/New York 2020,第116页(同一场景)。来自密苏里州的舞者Freda Josephine McDonald(1906–1975)以Josephine Baker的名字闻名于世。从1925年起,她主要在欧洲演出。这张戴头饰的魅力肖像是在著名的社会摄影师Dora Kallmus的工作室拍摄的,她以“Madame D'Ora”而闻名。在维也纳起步后,她于1925年在巴黎开设了工作室。