Napoleon Sarony
Carte-de-Visite Self Portrait of the Artist as a Plaster Bust, c. 1880
Albumen print
4 x 2 1/2 inches
With Sarony's printed credit recto.
With Sarony's printed credit recto.
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At first glance, this carte-de-visite photograph appears to be a still-life of artwork and other studio props, but the extremely life-like sculpture in the middle is actually the photographer himself,...
At first glance, this carte-de-visite photograph appears to be a still-life of artwork and other studio props, but the extremely life-like sculpture in the middle is actually the photographer himself, posed as a classical bust, his lower half obscured by the black fabric, vase and large book.