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Lot 111
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$4,000 -
6,000
Lot Description
Lola Montez
MEADE, Charles R. (1827-1858) & MEADE, Henry W.M. (1822-1865), photographers.
Salted paper print from a calotype negative of Lola Montez (1821-1861).
MEADE, Charles R. (1827-1858) & MEADE, Henry W.M. (1822-1865), photographers.
Salted paper print from a calotype negative of Lola Montez (1821-1861).
7 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. salt print on slightly larger cardstock mount. Verso bears various inscriptions, ink stamps, and modern printed labels including Culver Pictures, Inc. tag.
Featured in this rare print is the famous courtesan Lola Montez, who had affairs with King Ludwig of Bavaria and Franz Liszt, and married a San Francisco editor while practicing her famous "spider" dance.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.