FRENCH AFRICAN WOMAN : PHOTO BY CHARLES REUTLINGER : UNCOMMON : CABINET CARD for Sale

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FRENCH AFRICAN WOMAN : PHOTO BY CHARLES REUTLINGER : UNCOMMON : CABINET CARD For Sale

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FRENCH AFRICAN WOMAN : PHOTO BY CHARLES REUTLINGER : UNCOMMON : CABINET CARD:
$55.00

This cabinet card features a portrait of a young woman who appears to be French African. She is well dressed and her hair is well coiffed. She is wearing a beaded necklace and a bow at her collar. Her figure is enhanced by a corset.The photographer who took this portrait of this lovely woman was the celebrated photographer, Charles Reutlinger (1816-1881). Charles Reutlinger was part of a prominent and talented family. Charles Reutlinger was of German descent and founded the Reutlinger Photography Studio in Paris in 1850. The studio took photographs of many of the city’s rich and famous residents and visitors until 1937. The British Journal of Photography (1867) provides a wonderful description of Reutlinger’s studio. Charles’s brother Emile took over the studio in 1880 and he ran it until 1890. Emile’s son, Leopold took over in 1890 and among his accomplishments was that he developed the company’s esteemed and economically successful postcard business. The studio became known for it’s unusual art nouveau style of postcard designs. These were very notable in it’s portraits of actresses. Leopold also introduced risque/erotic postcards. He operated the business until losing an eye in an accident with a champagne cork in 1930. He died seven years later.This cabinet card is in overall very good condition. The image is in excellent condition. The reverse of the photograph is well travelled (see scans).