PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Rare vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Piaf, t...

PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Rare vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Piaf, t...
PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Rare vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Piaf, the promotional image for Polydor records, depicting a very young Piaf in a half length attractive pose (c.1936-37). A very unusual youth signature, `Piaff´, with two `f´, and inscribed in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area to the upper part of the image. Inscribed to Raymond Asso `Cette gueule là, c´est pour Raymond Asso, l´Hauteur´ (''That gob is for Raymond Asso, the Hauthor''(sic). An amusing inscription to her lover, with errors, related to Asso´s songs Tout fout le camp and Mon Légionnaire. An inscription with very interesting association. Pinholes to the corners and one to upper edge, with extremely small area of paper loss to the upper left corner. G Raymond Asso (1901-1968) French lyricist and artistic agent. Piaf was Asso´s mistress for a short period in 1937, when she was only 22. Asso is credited as the creator of Piaf the artist, the one who took care of her, the one who put discipline and distance between Piaf and her former life and her not recommended friendships, the one who guided and taught her how to perform, to dress, to express and even to eat as he would say ''A rough diamond I had to size..'' Provenance from Asso´s personal collection.