Harcourt Photo By Jean Marais, Dedicated To His Friend Françoise

Interesting photo of Jean Marais in the 1940s, from the Harcourt studio, dedicated to a close friend. The text of the dedication, which has faded over time, reads: "For my dear Françoise, my old friendship and my new one Jean Marais". It should be noted that the Harcourt studios had the famous photographer Raymond Voincquel as artistic director at that time. It was he who created the identity of the very particular lighting of the photos in this prestigious studio. Considering the long-standing friendship between this photographer and Jean Marais (he even took artistic nude photos of the actor at the end of the 1930s) it is unthinkable that he would have left the taking of the photo to his assistants. . The photo is sold with a silver metal frame to protect it.