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"Femme Fatale" | Fine Photographica_XXXIV
Collectors and enthusiasts are invited to register and bid in "Femme Fatale" | Fine Photographica_XXXIV. A signature auction of erotica, and an acknowledgment of extraordinary female representation in a range of contextual roles. The term Femme Fatale originates from the French language and is an interpretation of 'deadly or lethal woman'. A femme fatale tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, or allure. An attractive, seductive woman that is likely to cause distress or disaster to the men who become involved with her. 'Seductress, temptress, siren, enchantress, sorceress, charmer'.. are all apt characteristics. The Femme Fatale was a common figure in the European Middle Ages, often portrayed as supernatural. The Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute displays her presence during the Age of Enlightenment.
Pre-Raphaelite painters frequently used the classic personifications of the Femme Fatale as a subject-as did Edgar Allan Poe. From Macbeth to modern cinema, the Femme Fatale has been revived and raptured repeatedly. Films such as Body Heat (1981) and Prizzi's Honor (1985) – both with Kathleen Turner, Blade Runner (1982) with Sean Young, Blue Velvet (1986) with Isabella Rossellini, Fatal Attraction (1987) with Glenn Close have all honored the beguiling charisma of the Femme Fatale. Yet this auction also recognizes femininity as courage, style, service and wisdom in everyday roles as heroine's of family, country and self-empowerment. The beauty and personality of women throughout history and within our daily lives are celebrated in "Femme Fatale" | Fine Photographica_XXXIV.
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0014: 1923, MARTHA GRAHAM, LOUISE BROOKS, DENISHAWN DANCERS. (11X8.5 BARYTA PRINT)Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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