John Richardson: A Scholar Collects DAY ONE
Wed, Sep 16, 2020 11:00AM EDT
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Oil on canvas, c. 1930, indistinctly signed lower left, lined.
23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in., 29 3/4 x 35 in. (frame).
Note: Damia was a popular cabaret singer in Paris the 1920's and 30's. Admired by Picasso and Cocteau, she was called 'la tragidienne' of song. Her work foreshadowed that of Edith Piaf and she became a cult figure in Parisian lesbian circles.