Attributed to ALEXIS GOUIN

Sleeping woman in white dress, circa 1851-55

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Attributed to ALEXIS GOUIN
Sleeping woman in white dress, circa 1851-55
Stereoscopic daguerreotype, hand-tinted and with pin-prick detail, black and gilt-painted cover glass, paper-taped.
Literature
Nazarieff, Early Erotic Photography, p. 87 (illus.) for comparison.

Lot Essay

A comparison with several images illustrated in Nazarieff suggests this is the work of the French photographer Alexis Gouin. In particular, that illustrated on p. 87 shows a model, possibly the same model, wearing similar jewellery and leaning on a similar cushion.

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