LÉOPOLD-ÉMILE REUTLINGER (1863-1937) - Lot 191

LÉOPOLD-ÉMILE REUTLINGER (1863-1937) Description: Original photograph dedicated, dated and signed. The photograph shows a portrait of the singer Charlotte WYNS taken by the famous photographer REUTLINGER. The singer is wearing her stage costume for the role of MIGNON (act 1), the title role in the opera MIGNON by composer Ambroise THOMAS. This photograph includes a signed and dated letter from the singer addressed "au grand Maitre". We believe this photograph must have been sent to the composer of MIGNON. The date 1894 corresponds to the 1000th performance of this work at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Dimensions: 378 x 250 mm Address: "A Mon Cher Maitre la respectueuse et reconnaissante interprète. Charlotte WYNS 1894" Technique: original photograph Support: buff-colored cardboard Condition: good (cardboard corners worn) French photographer who produced a large number of photographic portraits, including those of personalities such as Mata Hari, Cléo de Mérode, Colette, Anna Held, Liane de Pougy, La Belle Otero, Amélie Diéterle, Sarah Bernhardt and Yvonne Dubel. Charlotte Wyns, Charlotte de Bruyn-Wyns (1868 - 1917) was a French lyric artist and mezzo-soprano who sang at the Opéra-comique. Ambroise THOMAS (1811 - 1896) was a French composer. He was particularly renowned in the 19th century for his operas, including the famous "MIGNON".