L’lnconnue de la Seine
The body of a young woman was pulled out of the River Seine in Paris around the late -1880s. Since the body showed no visible signs of violence, a suicide was suspected as the cause of death
As the story goes, a pathologist at the Paris Morgue was so taken by her beauty that he felt compelled to make a wax plaster death mask of her face. It has been questioned whether the expression of the face could belong to a drowned person, according to other accounts, the mask was taken from the daughter o a mask manufacturer in Germany.
Regardless, the beautiful and enigmatic smile of the Drowned Girl/ Drawned Woman has sparked curiosity and contemplation as well as serve as inspiration for artistic study and creation for more than a century.
11.5 x 8”
The body of a young woman was pulled out of the River Seine in Paris around the late -1880s. Since the body showed no visible signs of violence, a suicide was suspected as the cause of death
As the story goes, a pathologist at the Paris Morgue was so taken by her beauty that he felt compelled to make a wax plaster death mask of her face. It has been questioned whether the expression of the face could belong to a drowned person, according to other accounts, the mask was taken from the daughter o a mask manufacturer in Germany.
Regardless, the beautiful and enigmatic smile of the Drowned Girl/ Drawned Woman has sparked curiosity and contemplation as well as serve as inspiration for artistic study and creation for more than a century.
11.5 x 8”
The body of a young woman was pulled out of the River Seine in Paris around the late -1880s. Since the body showed no visible signs of violence, a suicide was suspected as the cause of death
As the story goes, a pathologist at the Paris Morgue was so taken by her beauty that he felt compelled to make a wax plaster death mask of her face. It has been questioned whether the expression of the face could belong to a drowned person, according to other accounts, the mask was taken from the daughter o a mask manufacturer in Germany.
Regardless, the beautiful and enigmatic smile of the Drowned Girl/ Drawned Woman has sparked curiosity and contemplation as well as serve as inspiration for artistic study and creation for more than a century.
11.5 x 8”