These were used as "calling cards" or traded among friends and relatives, often stored in specialized albums.
This famous Post-Impressionist work depicts a scene inside a Parisian brothel. La visite
Many 1950s limited edition folios featured these high-quality prints "hand tipped-in" on paper boards for collectors. 4. Other Notable Works La Visite Guidee | Walker Art Center These were used as "calling cards" or traded
In a historical context, a carte de visite (visiting card) is a specific type of popular in the mid-19th century. The drawing often draws comparisons to Edouard Manet's
While the original is an oil on canvas, it has been widely reproduced as lithographs on heavy paper .
The drawing often draws comparisons to Edouard Manet's Olympia . It features Delvaux's signature theme of "bourgeois spectators" contemplating a nude figure, a motif also seen in his 1932 painting The Sleeping Venus .