This photograph was taken in the Paris studio of the Hungarian sculptor Istvßn Beöthy. The lady on the couch was Hungarian dancer and cabaret performer Magda Förstner.
This print was included in the exhibition Photo20esimo - Maestri della fotografia del XX secolo [Masters of 20th Century Photography] at the Museo d'Arte of Lugano, Switzerland (October 5, 2008 - January 11, 2009).
For an analysis of this photograph: Juliet Hacking (ed.), 2012, Photography: The Whole Story, (Prestel), pp. 228-229
