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"Model Fashioning Lingerie"

Theatrical portrait of a lady in costume c1920s Image Sz: 7 1/2"H x 4"W Frame Sz: 15 1/4"H x 11 1/4"W

Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W

This work clearly has homosexual overtones which in the mid-'40s was as daring as showing nudity. I am not sure if this was the artist's intention but the salesgirl and the model look identical and she signs it twice Shermond. Added to this is a strobe light effect where the model's image is partly replicated giving the impression of 2 figures. She's lost in thought pondering the notion of removing the bows and seeing the consequences. Meanwhile, the sales girls ( perhaps her alta ego - perhaps an admirer ) eggs her on. Caption: "You can always remove the bows if you think they're too fussy." Cover cartoon for unknown publication - Signed "Shermund" twice in the lower right image, dated on verso, and captioned in graphite in the lower margin. Original Matte and not framed - Barbara Shermund...

Walasse Ting Natasha, 1997 Mixed media on paper Image size 70 x 100 cm Frame size 100.5 x 133 x 5 cm Stamped with a seal of the artist lower left; Signed and dated 97 verso