Description: GREAT VINTAGE FRENCH POSTCARD c.1906 Reproducing an Art Nouveau print by artist Ludvic. It features the gorgeous Italian operatic soprano and actress Lina Cavalieri in a beautiful pose typical of Art Nouveau. The design and colors of this card are superb, done in Paris by artist Ludvic, printerd by Lemercier, and copyrighted by Chaussures Raoul, a Parisian shoe manufacturer. The wiggly lines on the corners are actually embossed, the back is undivided. There are photographs of the singer, but this is an unusual & very rare art nouveau print of her. La Cavalieri: An orphan by age fifteen, Lina Cavalieri ran away with a touring theatrical group and made her way to Paris where her beauty gave her all the opportunities she needed to develop a great career at cafe-concerts and music halls at first, and then the opera, including with Caruso in December 1906. Gina Lollobrigida portrayed her in the movie Beautiful But Dangerous. See Wikipedia. Photo of her from her Wikipedia biography is included but only the postcard is for sale. A unique piece.
Price: 22 USD
Location: Penn Valley, California
End Time: 2024-11-09T23:56:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Ludvic
Signed By: Ludvic
Size: 5.5x3.5
Signed: Yes
Material: Paper
Item Length: 3.5
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: France
Subject: Opera singer La Cavalieri
Type: reproduction of a print on postcard
Year of Production: c.1906
Item Height: 5.5
Theme: Art
Style: Art Nouveau, Illustration Art
Features: Embossed
Production Technique: Chromolithograph
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
