Lot Essay
Lou Tellegen was engaged to Sarah Bernhardt and was known as a matinee idol.
Details
BARON ADOLPH DE MEYER
Lou Tellegen
2 platinum prints. 1915. Each titled in pencil on the verso. 9¾ x 7 5/8in.; and 8 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (2)
Lou Tellegen
2 platinum prints. 1915. Each titled in pencil on the verso. 9¾ x 7 5/8in.; and 8 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (2)
Provenance
The Estate of Ernest De Meyer,
The Collection of Baron De Meyer, Sotheby's New York,
October 20, 1980, Lot 98.
The Collection of Baron De Meyer, Sotheby's New York,
October 20, 1980, Lot 98.
Literature
Vogue, January 15, 1915, p. 50.