Dec 11, 2014 - Sale 2370

Sale 2370 - Lot 358

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
Lingerie for the Diana Slip Company. Silver print, 5 1/2x4 1/8 inches (14x10.5 cm.). Circa 1931-32
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Additional Details

Brassaï joined other Parisian photographers for the promotional campaign for Victor Vidal's Diana Slip Company, which offered non-traditional fetish and fantasy lingerie for the boudoir and the inspired exhibitionist. This image is well-documented to be by Brassaï.


Victor Vidal was the creator of risqué Parisian magazines of the 1920s and 30s (Paris Magazine, Pages Folles, Lire a Deux, and others). He also operated numerous boutiques catering to his special clientele, and had quite a reach into the "demi-monde" of nude and erotic material made in Paris.