ANATOLE FRANCE - Lot 156

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ANATOLE FRANCE - Lot 156
ANATOLE FRANCE At a costume party in Versailles, 1920s. Photograph, sepia-toned silver print from the period, annotated on the back. 16.5 x 21.4 cm. Note: This photograph, taken in the 1920s, shows Anatole France at a costume party held in Versailles. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921, a member of the Académie française, and a leading figure in French literature, Anatole France was one of the most famous and influential writers of his time. A novelist, critic, and socially engaged intellectual, he played a central role in the cultural life of the Third Republic. This photograph captures a more social aspect of his life, illustrating the enthusiasm of the artistic and literary elites for costume parties and historical reenactments, which were hugely popular during the interwar period. This vintage sepia print thus serves as a rare visual record of one of the most prominent literary figures in early 20th-century France.
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