Bistro by Roberta Fineberg, Black-and-White Street Photography Paris, France 1980s

A black-and-white image shot on film  by Roberta Fineberg becomes an abstract chiaroscuro portrait of a woman in elegant clothing  -- a semi-sophisticate, a contemporary 1920s Lulu Brooks with menu in hand? Paris of the 1980s was enamored with the glamour of American female movie stars from classic Hollywood films that celebrated style.Bistro, Paris, France, 1989 by Roberta Fineberg is 14" x 11" a signed gelatin silver print (analog) in an edition of 5.Provenance: RF Archive***Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, and the development of ideas for her photography, video, installations, works on paper, and painting. Drawn to experimentation, she explores diverse mediums and concepts such as the ephemeral (Butterfly Series), stolen moments (documentary photography), play, timelessness, the enduring, and the significance of matter. RF, living in New York City, began her career as an editorial photographer while studying