Snapshot of Charles-Albert Despiau's Little Peasant Girl Bust with Fingerprints (Presumed Captured on Vitrine Glass) 1930s magic trick to my sensibilities she feels

to my sensibilities she feels as if she holds great wisdom and life force

including via the perfectly lonely feeling hand-written caption at top

The exterior is glazed a wonderful light green

5 1/4" x 4 1/6" and in good condition

who notes he's only seen a couple

Snapshot of Charles-Albert Despiau's Little Peasant Girl Bust with Fingerprints (Presumed Captured on Vitrine Glass) 1930s magic trick to my sensibilities she feelsI do believe this old snapshot is my favorite find of the week another in which multiple dimensions of time and portraiture converge. The head pictured is a sculpture by Charles Albert Despiau (French, 1874 1946), an assistant to Rodin in addition to a well recognized sculptor himself. There are several versions of this "Little Peasant Girl" including a plaster model now in the collection of the Met, and a bronze (this one I believe) at least once