Dora Kallmus, Arthur Benda. Portrait of a young woman with a veiled hat and a dog, c. 1930.
A silver-bromide print 22 x 16 cm depicting a sitting woman, naked, in a veiled hat, with the torso in profile, turning her head ¾ towards the viewer, with a black terrier lying under her right hand. Artist’s device in the top-right corner: “d’Ora | Benda”. According to the seller, it is a portrait of Lisa Petersen, a nude dancer.
Artist: Kallmus, Dora [Madame d’Ora] (Austrian-Jewish, 1881 – 1963)
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| Artist | Benda, Arthur (German, 1885 – 1969), Kallmus, Dora [Madame d’Ora] (Austrian-Jewish, 1881 – 1963) |
| Subject | Beauty, Dog, Europe, Fashion, France, History of photography, Human face (portrait), Photography |
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