Bidspirit auction | Sebah & Joaillier Orientalist Albumen

Sebah & Joaillier Orientalist Albumen Photograph, Odalisque With Hookah, 19th C. - Sebah & Joaillier Orientalist Albumen Photograph, Odalisque With Hookah, 19th C. Signed ”Sebah & Joaillier” in the negative at lower left and numbered ”N. 247” in the negative at lower right. Depicts a reclining woman in elaborate Middle Eastern-inspired costume, posed with a hookah, tambourine, patterned textiles, and decorative studio props. Accompanied by 1984 invoice from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Mounted with archival corner tabs on a later mat. Image/sheet approximately 8.12H x 10.5W in. Mount approximately 16.0H x 20.0W in. Provenance: Collection of Helen Wallis, Santa Cruz, California.