Small German c. 1940s Photo of Porcelain Figurine Romanian textile wonderfully strange looking thing

wonderfully strange looking thing

I just had the thought that maybe H Manning was a magician and this was a trick box

I just love how he appears to be tip toeing along the horizon line

clearly with old horizontal fold lines and a few small stains

Small German c. 1940s Photo of Porcelain Figurine Romanian textile wonderfully strange looking thingI've taken to calling this one "the dying swan, and love it for its great gestural drama inherent to the porcelain figurine that is its subject, but much amplified I think as photographed against a flat black ground. The Agfa Lupex paper on which it was printed identifies it as German c. WW2, placing it in a context that lends much added resonance. 3 11 16" x 2 11 16" and in very good condition.