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Portrait of a Woman, by Robert Demachy

DescriptionEnglish: Portrait of a Woman by Robert Demachy
Date1906
SourceLes procédés d’art en photographie; (https://archive.org/details/lesprocedesdarte00dema/page/n45/mode/2up)
AuthorRobert Demachy

On the back of the page is pasted a handwritten explanation of the technique: “The head has been developed by affusions of warm water, the dark background removed by a slightly hard brush. The hat similarly simplified has been reduced until its existence is only just indicated. BJH Aug 23rd ’09”