Laura, Twice Removed -- Antique Photo of Cut Paper Silhouette in Original Frame old wood box I couldn’t resist the pure

I couldn’t resist the pure loveliness of this one

was a fascinating character and important figure in the New York Postwar Avant-Garde scene

It is a very old one

don't forget to get it don't forget

These very charming birds are the work of Yves Robitaille (b

Laura, Twice Removed -- Antique Photo of Cut Paper Silhouette in Original Frame old wood box I couldn’t resist the pureI believe this is an antique photo of an early cut paper silhouette, I'm guessing the original silhouette c. 1840s, and the photo late 19th c. I love photographs of portraits rendered in other (earlier) media, translating likenesses from one media genre to another and carrying them forward. With lovely scalloped edge to the lace collar, and eyelashes visible. The color is a silvery gray, which, along with the negative of the collar, makes it feel al