Vivien Renée Natalie Barney Eva (2 results)

Nr. 7 von 100 Exemplaren (Gesamtaufl.: 140); sehr selten (kein Exemplar in öffentlichem Besitz in Deutschland nachweisbar).- Erstmals reproduzierte Aufnahmen (darunter 13 Aktfotografien) von Vivien Renée (1877-1909), Natalie Barney (1876-1972) und Eva Palmer (1874-1952) aus dem Jahr 1900, als sich die drei jungen Frauen in Bar Harbour, Maine, aufhielten. Mit der Erstveröffentlichung von Gedichten und Briefen der Vivien und der Barney, frühen Feministinnen und bekennenden Lesbierinnen.- Schönes Exemplar.# Numbered copy 7/100 for a total of 140.- With 20 photographs, reproduced for the first time by and of Vivien Renée (1877-1909), Natalie Barney (1876-1972) and Eva Palmer (1874-1952) from the year 1900, when the three young women sojourned at Bar Harbour, Maine. "In 1900, in an early exploration of lesbian eros, Natalie Clifford Barney collaborated with her former lover Evaline Palmer (born about 1876) and her then current lover poet Renée Vivien (Pauline Mary Tarn) (1877-1909), in making nude studies of each other in Bar Harbor, Maine. Barney took the negatives to Paris to be developed and printed." (Tee A. Corinne. Photography: Lesbian, Pre-Stonewall 2015, p.2).- With the first publication of poems and letters by Vivien and Barney, early feminists and professed lesbians.- Loose quires in original wrappers in original cardboard chemise in original cardboard slipcase (a little scratched); fresh copy.

First edition, sole impression, limited issue, number 19 of 100 copies on vergé de lana from a total edition of 140 copies. This rare work reproduces 20 photographs taken by the ménage à trois, 19 of which appear here for the first time and 16 of which are nudes. It also includes a selection of romantic letters and poems by the Sapphic artists, many of which were previously unpublished. "In 1900, in an early exploration of lesbian eros, Natalie Clifford Barney collaborated with her former lover Evaline Palmer (born about 1876) and her then current lover, poet Renée Vivien (Pauline Mary Tarn, 1877-1909) in making nude studies of each other in Bar Harbor, Maine. Barney took the negatives to Paris to be developed and printed" (Summers). The resulting images are reminiscent "of the beaches of Lesbos, a setting that is both theatrical and mythological" (Goujon). After their trip, Barney and Vivien drifted apart, while Palmer tired of her frivolous Parisienne lifestyle and moved to Greece, where she married the poet and playwright Angelos Sikelianos. These intimate images represent perhaps the trio's "last moments of unblemished happiness" (ibid.) Goujon is a French literary critic and specialist in "1900 writers", including Pierre Louÿs, Renée Vivien, and Jean de Tinan. Claude Summers, The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts, 2012. Quarto. 32 leaves, unbound as issued, laid into original light brown stiff card wrappers, spine and front cover lettered in dark red, photographic illustration on front cover in dark red. In the original card chemise and slipcase. With 20 reproductions of photographs tipped-in. A little offsetting from glue to a few pages, else a fine copy.