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Photostudio/Caberet Act, Paris le. 1905 PC0630 Costume Pink body stocking unitard. None but face and hands. Arms uncertain. Actions French cabaret artiste Ninette D'Arville wears a shawl with her her heels (1), fixes her hair (2), and smells a flower (3). She is certainly pretending to be nude if she isn't. Commentary Salesmen may proclaim Ninette D'Arville is a "nackt femme," but in fact she is wearing a flesh-colored body stocking. D'Arville is not the only faux nude in an era where many girls take it all off on the camera, but she is also "the act" in that she has her name on the card. One trusts that Ninette D'Arville or her club sells cards whenever she performs. Nina Barkis is also shot by Walery in a similar faux about this time (PC0HB0). Other examples of pinkies (pink body stocking unitards) in Bikini Science include a collection of examples (PC0H01) and a faux nude bathing herself (well, sort of... PC0H90). Source Stanislaus Julian Walery, photographer, "Ninette D.'Arville," undivided back postcards, mark W and a five-point star on the front, and with two stars and "Serie n 574" and "Papier Guilleminel" on the backside, Paris, .10 cancelled in 1906, .20 is cancelled in 1905. Sources include ebay (Imperial Collectables, abgreifer666) and websites (ak-ansichtskarten.de), Internet, 2002-2008. There are two price points: the black-and-white, and the hand tinted, with the latter a premium. 3 pictures. |
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