*** 法國巴黎藝術家 " ZELDA SHANFIELD
”的 5張微型肖像作品 ( Portrait Miniatures
), 每張都有畫家簽名, 並附含住址的郵寄木盒. 最小約 8
cm x 6 cm . 最大約 9
cm x 7 cm . 創作時間為 1902年 至 1915年間.
微型肖像始於 16 世紀, 成熟於 18世紀. 在相片未發明前, 微型肖像是用來思念遠方親人最好的隨身品. 木盒
上的人名“ Mademoiselle Zelda Shanfield ” 是
“ Zelda Shanfield 小姐
” 的意思 , “ 9 Rue
Campagne Premiere, Paris ” 與美國藝術年刊 1913 年版 ( American Art Annual ) 上所記錄 Zelda
Shanfield 的住址相同.
這五片微型肖像原由紐約長島私人收藏家 Lorraine Galinsky 擁有 .
Zelda Shanfield (澤爾達·香菲爾德) -- 1878年, 生於英國曼徹斯特一個小鎮的猶太家庭, 父親是商人.
Zelda Shanfield 曾在紐約和巴黎學習並展示她的作品。年輕時隨著名的法國微型畫家拉弗日夫人 (Mme
Laforge) 學習繪畫, 為寫實派肖像畫家, 作品多為10公分以內的小型作品. 她在巴黎有間繪畫工作室, 開業到 1915年止.
1909及1910 年，Shanfield 的微型畫在法國巴黎 Chevreuse 街 4 號舉辦的 AWAA 展覽中展出。 此外，她的作品還在 1909 年 和 1910 年的法國藝術家沙龍
(Salons des artistes français) 中展出。在兩年的沙龍目錄中，她的地址是
Campagne-Première 街 9 號。
由於 Shanfield 具猶太血統, 喜愛旅行. 1912 年 至 1913 年間， Shanfield
旅居在南美洲阿根廷，並在阿根廷的首都布宜諾斯艾利斯 (Buenos Aires) 市 的一家酒店舉辦了她的大型微型畫展覽。在此期間, 她認識了當地富商兼名攝影家 Enrique Carlos Moody,
兩人很快陷入羅曼蒂克式的熱戀, 並於1917年結婚.
Zelda Shanfield 的名字, 列入1902年紐約市藝術家名錄. 1905年列入克羅拉多州 丹佛市藝術家名錄. 1963年去世, 享年85歲.
P.S.
Zelda Shanfield was a
well-traveled miniature-portrait artist who was born in Cheetham,
Lancaster, England ( near Manchester
)
in 1878, in a family of Jewish origin, composed of the traveling salesman
Shanfield Lazarus, his wife, Paulina Hyams and son
In
Paris she studied drawing and painting with prestigious teachers, highlighting
as a miniaturist, a profession related to photography.
She is listed
in the 1902 New York City directory as an artist living on West 24th Street and
in the 1905 Denver, Colorado city directory as an artist. By 1913 she has a
studio in Paris, France. Zelda Shanfield
also lived for a period of time in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Zelda’s
mother and brother had settled in New
York. Thus, after a visit to this city, was tempted to travel to
Buenos Aires ( the capital of Argentina ), where he met Enrique Carlos Moody.
After a whirlwind romance, they married at the November 15, 1917 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Enrique
Carlos Moody born in 1863, he
is a
renowned photographer and activities as "entrepreneur
photographer" . His home was one of the most prestigious stores in the
time frames. Maybe why was related to the woman of his life, Zelda Shanfield, 15 years his junior.
Enrique Carlos Moody
died
in 1935 died suddenly at his home, at age 72
Zelda Shanfield Moody
died
in Buenos Aires, at her home in Acevedo 1120, the June 15, 1963, about to turn
85. 21
