THIS VERY RARE SCREEN REPRESENTS ONE OF THE EARLIER EXEMPLES OF EXPOSED ON SILK PHOTOGRAPHIES.THE SUBJECT IS "ARACHNE'", ( THE SPIDER GODDESS ), A PAINTING OF THE FAMOUS FRENCH ARTIST LEON-FRANCOIS COMERRE, BORN IN 1850 AND DIED IN 1916. HE WON MANY AWARDS AND MEDALS, AND LIVED IN ITALY FROM 1872 TO 1879. EVEN ON MY SCREEN THERE IS THE AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE. IN THE OTHER PICTURES YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL AND AN OTHER PAINTING WITH IDENTIC SUBJECT, PROBABLY A PREPARATORY WORK BEFORE ARACHNE'. THE MODEL OF THE OTHER PAINTINGS IS ALWAYS THE SAME. SOMEBODY SUGGESTS SHE COULD BE COMERRE'S FUTURE WIFE, JACQUELINE COMERRE-PATON, WELL-KNOWN PAINTER SHE TOO. LACQUERED WOOD HANDLE. SILK LINED SCREEN, COMPLETELY HAND-SEWN. ORIGINAL BOW. INSIDE THE PINK SILK COVER THERE IS A PAPER WITH A HAND-WRITED SIGNATURE: "D. COUPLER". SINCE THE PECULIARITY OF THE SUBJECT, PERHAPS IT BELONGED TO THE WOMAN DEPICTED.1875 CA. CM 35 x 20. THE SCREEN WAS PRESENT AT "LA FEMME DANS L'ART NOUVEAU" EXPOSITION IN PARIS FROM NOVEMBER 29th TO DECEMBER 31st 2005. ( SEE THE CATALOGUE )