Laure GOUIN-BRAQUEHAIS (1829-1916) and Bruno BRAQUEHAIS (182 - Lot 13

Laure GOUIN-BRAQUEHAIS (1829-1916) and Bruno BRAQUEHAIS (1823-1875), attributed to. Nude Odalisque, circa 1857-1860. Stereoscopic daguerreotype finely enhanced in color, produced on 2 1/6 quadrangular plates with hammered corners, hallmarked by Henri Baud (HB), 8.6 x 17.4 cm. Colorized by Laure Braquehais, reassembled under the original glass, according to Serge Nazarieff. This is Pauline Sophie Lacroix (1839-1914), first arrested in 1857. She spent a month in Saint-Lazare prison for posing for François Lepage. Often smiling in her photographs, she was one of the most photographed nude models of the 1850s-60s. Provenance: Serge Nazarieff Collection, Geneva. Bibliography: Serge Nazarieff, Maison Gouin (maquette), reproduced page 88, catalog raisonné, no. 171, page 134. Denis Pellerin, The "Dirty-footed venuses", the catalog, Tartarin, 2023, page 31. Denis Pellerin, The "Dirty-footed venuses" and their photographs, Tartarin, 2023, page 11. Denis Pellerin, Le Nu stéréoscopique, les modèles et leur histoire, BEA + Polyverlags AG, 2020, pages 80-102.