"Studio Talbot Signed, Beautiful Elegant In Evening Dress, Belle Epoque, Circa 1910"
Full length portrait of an elegant smiling woman in an evening dress, fashion photography. Period silver print laminated on cardboard signed in ink in the lower margin, mounting cardboard printed on the back with the photographer's letterhead 25 rue Royale, Paris. Format 13.5 x 27 cm under 40 x50 cm mat The Talbot studio is one of the most important before the war. He is known in particular for his fashion portraits of the Belle Époque. "These photographs, centered on current events in fashion creation, also reflect a broader social and artistic activity. Two hundred personalities from theater, dance, and social life, appear isolated on the photos, making 25 rue Royale, an address that is obviously very popular." taken from the site of the Museum of Decorative Arts of the city of Paris which holds numerous photos and prints by Talbot.
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