Cyanotype "Leila" version 4

Original, unique cyanotype print of a photo that I have taken from a vintage 1926 German fashion magazine "Elegante Welt".

Pictured in the photo, modeling a stunning headdress is Leila Bederkhan (1903 Constantinople -1986 Paris), a Kurdish dancer who was a very famous artist on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1920s and 1930s. Here she looks to me like someone stepped out of a dream. The very light blue cyanotype then takes the picture out of its original context to a calm, almost ghostly and otherworldly existence.

The paper is 100% cotton aquarelle paper. Full size: 15,5cm x 9,5cm

Display as is or frame according to your own style and taste.

Signed "Lea Kähkönen 2024" on the back of the print.

Print is packaged in a clear cellophane pouch for protection and posted in a sturdy cardboard envelope.

Read more about the impressive story of Leila Bederkhan, "The Dancing Princess" here.