La Musique des Puces

Robert Doisneau

1944

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In the narrow horizontal scene, a large procession of knights, horses, and camels move from left to right through the landscape accompanying the Queen of Sheba who is being carried on an elaborate palaquin.
A shepherd and shepherdess sit in the right foreground with several sheep surrounded by trees.
Two sketches of nude females. The figure on the left sits with her arms stretched upwards and her head titled down. The figure on the right stands leaning forward with her arms stretched out to the proper left.
Roses from the Market, Richard Tepe, vintage gelatin print