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A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models. | A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models. | ||
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image:JA-Serie-040_French_postcard-number2.jpg|Model:Fernande<br>by Jean Agélou | image:JA-Serie-040_French_postcard-number2.jpg|Model:Fernande<br>by Jean Agélou | ||
image:Erotic postcard J | image:Erotic postcard J Mandel.jpg|Model: Alice Prin <br>Aka ''Kiki de Montparnasse''<br>by Julian Mandel | ||
image:French-postcard-no-series_Two-women_Pseudo-classical_kithara.jpg|pseudo-classical scene<br>with kithara | image:French-postcard-no-series_Two-women_Pseudo-classical_kithara.jpg|pseudo-classical scene<br>with kithara | ||
image:Naples,_Italy_-_Old_vintage_erotic_postcard.jpg|Gulf of Naples with Mt. Vesuvius on left | image:Naples,_Italy_-_Old_vintage_erotic_postcard.jpg|Gulf of Naples with Mt. Vesuvius on left | ||
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image:Five_Nude_Women.jpg|E. Le Delay<br>"Five nude women in dance" | image:Five_Nude_Women.jpg|E. Le Delay<br>"Five nude women in dance" | ||
image:Postcard_of_French_Woman.jpg|"Postcard of French woman", non-nude<br>in style of French postcards | image:Postcard_of_French_Woman.jpg|"Postcard of French woman", non-nude<br>in style of French postcards | ||
image:Nu- | image:Nu-Femme_assise_posant_au_pied.jpg|Postcard, Seated woman with a bust, 1920s | ||
image:Erotische_Aufnahme_c1880s.jpg|Postcard, Couple, 1880s | image:Erotische_Aufnahme_c1880s.jpg|Postcard, Couple, 1880s | ||
image: | image:Erotic postcard J Mandel.jpg|Julian Mandel: Marionnette à fils | ||
</gallery | </gallery> | ||
===Orientalist images=== | ===Orientalist images=== | ||
Many photographers and studios specialized in images with an [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] theme. | Many photographers and studios specialized in images with an [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] theme. | ||
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image: | image:Jeunes Femme Mauresques.jpg|Adia<br>Algerian Moorish girls | ||
image:ES - 14 - Esclave marocaine servant ses maitres.jpg|Aqua-Photo L.V.S.<br> | image:ES - 14 - Esclave marocaine servant ses maitres.jpg|Aqua-Photo L.V.S.<br>Moroccan [[slave]] serving her master | ||
image:Behar - 322 - Jeune fille arabe.jpg| | image:Behar - 322 - Jeune fille arabe.jpg|Arabian girl<br>Photograph by Behar | ||
image:J | image:J Boussuge - Esclave.jpg|J. Boussuge<br>Moroccan slave from Casablanca | ||
image:Combier - 007.jpg|[[Combier]] (CIM) | image:Combier - 007.jpg|[[Combier]] (CIM) | ||
image:CAP - 6300 - La Sieste.jpg| | image:CAP - 6300 - La Sieste.jpg|"The siesta"<br>by Compagnie des Arts Photomécaniques | ||
image:P | image:P Cousin et Cie - 514T - Bedouine.jpg|P. Cousin et Cie<br>"[[Bedouin]]" | ||
image:Prostitutes in Algérie - 1910 | image:Prostitutes in Algérie - 1910.jpg|Roger-Viollet/Alinari<br>Two [[prostitute]]s in an [[Algeria]]n [[brothel]] | ||
image:Fille egyptienne a la fontaine 2.jpg| | image:Fille egyptienne a la fontaine 2.jpg|Ephtimios<br>Egyptian girl at the fountain | ||
image: | image:Fhal_-_Jeune_mauresque_ddans_son_interieur.jpg|Fhal<br>Young Moorish girl | ||
image:Marcellin Flandrin - 621 - Jeune berbere nue.jpg| | image:Marcellin Flandrin - 621 - Jeune berbere nue.jpg|Marcellin Flandrin<br>Young naked Berber people | ||
image:J | image:J Garrigues - Jeune bedouine.jpg|J. Garrigues<br>Young Bedouin girl | ||
image:Jean Geiser - 156 - Jeune bedouine.jpg| | image:Jean Geiser - 156 - Jeune bedouine.jpg|Jean Gieser<br>Young Bedouin girl | ||
image: | image:Ideal_PS_-_4_-_Mauresque.jpg|Collection idéale PS<br>"Moorish" | ||
image:720 - Types d'Orient.jpg| | image:720 - Types d'Orient.jpg|Rudolf Franz Lehnert & Ernst Heinrich Landrock<br>"Oriental Type - slave" | ||
image:Levy & Fils - 6267 - Mauresque B.jpg|Levy & Fils<br>"Moorish" | image:Levy & Fils - 6267 - Mauresque B.jpg|Levy & Fils<br>"Moorish" | ||
image:Louys - 125 - Buste de jeune mauresque.jpg|Collection Louys<br>[[Breast|Bust]] of young Moorish girl in [[Morocco]] | image:Louys - 125 - Buste de jeune mauresque.jpg|Collection Louys<br>[[Breast|Bust]] of young Moorish girl in [[Morocco]] | ||
image:Rodolphe Neuer - 4225.jpg| | image:Rodolphe Neuer - 4225.jpg|Rodolphe Neuer | ||
image:Jeune algérienne, 1920.jpg| | image:Jeune algérienne, 1920.jpg|Frères Neurdein<br>Young Algerian woman | ||
image:Regence - 67 - La belle Zinah.jpg| | image:Regence - 67 - La belle Zinah.jpg|Regence (photography)<br>"Beautiful Zinah" - Algiers | ||
image:SIP - Jeune fille arabe 2.jpg| | image:SIP - Jeune fille arabe 2.jpg|Société Industrielle de Photographie (S.I.P.)<br>Young Arab girl | ||
image:Raphael Tuck & Sons - An egyptian beauty.jpg| | image:Raphael Tuck & Sons - An egyptian beauty.jpg|Raphael Tuck & Sons<br>Egyptian beauty | ||
image:Viala - 74 - Jeune femme au massage.jpg| | image:Viala - 74 - Jeune femme au massage.jpg|F. Viala<br>"Young woman at Moroccan massage" | ||
image:JA-Serie-39 French-postcard.jpg|Pseudo-Oriental theme<br> | image:JA-Serie-39 French-postcard.jpg|Pseudo-Oriental theme<br>Jean Agélou<br>Model: Fernande | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 18 April 2021
A French postcard is a small, [Note 1] postcard-sized piece of cardstock featuring a photograph of a nude or semi-nude woman. Such erotic cards were produced in great volume, primarily in France, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The term was adopted in the USA, where such cards were not legally made. The cards were sold as postcards, but the primary purpose was not for sending by mail, as they would have been banned from delivery. French street vendors, tobacco shops and a variety of other vendors bought the photographs for resale to tourists.
French postcard images
A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models.
Orientalist images
Many photographers and studios specialized in images with an Orientalist theme.
Aqua-Photo L.V.S.
Moroccan slave serving her masterCombier (CIM)
P. Cousin et Cie
"Bedouin"Roger-Viollet/Alinari
Two prostitutes in an Algerian brothel
Notes
- ↑ 40 mm × 89 mm (3.5 in × 5.5 in)
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