"Paul Verlaine - Original Photograph Of The Poet By Charles Gerschel. "
Paul VERLAINE (1844.1896)Original photograph of the poet by Charles Gerschel.Slightly later albumen print (circa 1900).In cabinet card format (10.80 x 16.40 cm).One of the last portraits of the poet probably taken in 1895.Fascinating and rare shot of Verlaine defying the lens with all his bohemianism.Charles Gerschel (1871-1948), son of the photographer Aaron Gerschel, took over from his father in the 1890s and settled on Boulevard des Capucines.