This is a vintage 1920s black and white negative taken by photographer Edwin Bower Hesser of a beautiful nude flapper posing in the studio for Hesser.
Hesser was one of the few portraitist who regularly depicted sitters head on. His penchant for back-lighting so that hair seem lined with light, gave certain of his 1920s sitters a halo or aura. Hesser’s plein air nudes of showgirls in natural light became the academic standard for art photographers in the 1920s, while his portraits of movie actresses and stage stars were greatly influential images of glamour from 1925 to 1930. Also an expert at landscape photography, Hesser combined these two skills–often photographing nudes in parks and glades. Comes in an archival negative sleeve.
3 1/2"W x 5"H.
Condition: Good condition with some scratches in the emulsion
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