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c 1859
pencil, stamp on paper
32 x 22 cm<br />12 5/8 x 8 5/8 in

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Madame Favre

MADAME FAVRE WAS THE PEN-NAME OF A PRECISE (PRESUMED) DRAUGHTSWOMAN WORKING IN THE MID 1800S. THE INTRICATE PENCIL DRAWINGS SHE AUTHORED OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD WERE DISCOVERED IN A SPIRITUALIST LIBRARY IN AN EXERCISE BOOK ENTITLED SIMPLY: THE NATURAL TALENT OF MME FAVRE. THE ARTIST’S ETHEREAL FIGURES, WITH THEIR FORLORN FEATURES, EXOTIC GARB AND LUXURIANT HAIR-DESIGNS, HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SPECULATION, AS THIS SINGLE BOOK IS TO DATE THE ONLY DISCOVERED OEUVRE.

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