Album of Pre-Raphaelite Images of Little Girls on Printed Silk
From White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since June 4, 2009
Quantity: 1From White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since June 4, 2009
Quantity: 1About this Item
N.d., circa 1880. With twelve mounted plates of printed silk featuring pre-Raphaelite young girls. We see a girl creating bubbles, lolling on a sofa, sitting with a feathered fan under an orange tree, fussing with her hair, gazing at fish in a bowl, striking a pose under a lemon tree, fishing in a pool, nude with a shell to her ear, nude gazing perhaps at butterflies, and nude playing a flute. The imagery evokes the boudoir, perhaps a harem, and there is most definitely a light erotic aura being created. The artist is also making allusions to allegorical paintings and the depiction of the gods. Notwithstanding the frisson of sexuality, few would be offended by the images. The silk lends softness to the already mostly pale palette. The genre of printed silk, and the collection of the images as such, is extremely scarce. The black morocco binding is rubbed along the joints and worn especially in the top corners. Within the leaves, all of card, are sturdy, sound and clean. Seller Inventory # 001992
Bibliographic Details
Title: Album of Pre-Raphaelite Images of Little ...
Publisher: England
Binding: Full Morocco
Condition: Very Good
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