Liane de Lancy and Berthe Fontana at the Drag Races, Auteuil, 30 March, 1911

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JACQUES-HENRI LARTIGUE (1894–1986)
Liane de Lancy and Berthe Fontana at the Drag Races, Auteuil, 30 March, 1911
gelatin silver print
annotated and dated in pencil by the artist, credited 'PHOTO JH LARTIGUE' and signed in pencil by his wife, Florette (verso)
image/sheet: 3 1⁄8 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.9 x 6 cm.)

Provenance

From the artist to his wife Florette Orméa (1921-2000);
Private Collection, London, 1996;
Christie's, London, November 14, 2006, lot 15;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The photographs by Jacque Henri Lartigue offered in lots 6 and 70 are vintage prints originally from the collection of the artist’s late wife Florette. Lartigue, supported by Florette, donated his entire archive to the French state in 1979 -- an initiative then without precedent in France -- and together founded the Association des Amis de Jacques Henri Lartigue [AAJHL]. Prior to this donation, Lartigue and Florette jointly selected the photographs that they would keep, which at times involved removing prints from various albums. After the artist's death, these photographs became Florette's personal collection

The subjects of the present lot are Liane de Lancy (born Liane Doré in 1876) a well-known Belle Époque courtesan, and Berthe Fontana.

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