Portrait of Arlette DORGÈRE
Photography
Inventory number
2022.9.7.2.PH.FA.C1909.FRAuthor:
Léopold-Émile REUTLINGER (French, Callao 1863 - 1937 Paris)Description
Paper photograph on cardboard base depicting a young woman, a famous French actress, dancer and singer, Arlette DORGÈRE (born Anna Mathilde Irma JOUVE, 8 June 1880 – 1965). She is represented from the side, revealing the back of a long velvet coat in Russian style, trimmed with fur on the sides and high collar, and having large embroideries on the chest and the bottom, imitating frog fastenings, and on the shoulder and the top of the back. A long evening gown covered with a net made of metallic threads is visible with a small train under the coat.Materials
Analog photographyCardboard
Origin
circa 1909 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 20.5 cmHeight : 32 cm