A woman gazing at a man who holds her arm; representing a romantic new year. Coloured photographic postcard, 193-.

Date:
[between 1930 and 1939]
Reference:
2047188i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A woman gazing at a man who holds her arm; representing a romantic new year. Coloured photographic postcard, 193-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The woman has a bunch of pansies in her buttonhole, possibly representing thoughts ("pensées" in French). The woman's coat and lips, the pansies and the man's tie and handkerchief have been hand-coloured.

Publication/Creation

[France] : Lola, [between 1930 and 1939]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : print and gouache ; 13.7 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

Gelukkig niewjaar. Made in France. Bears number: 277. An address in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands is inscribed in ink on the verso along with a 1934 date-stamp.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: A French greetings card, circa mid-1920s. A hand colored real photo montage. The photograph is heavily re-touched; as a result the male figure appears to be heavily made up, with plucked and arching eye-brows.
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2047188i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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