Printed paper page, wooden sticks. The scene represents a young woman, dressed in a very simple way, who shakes a white napkin as a goodbye sign. On the background a steamer is going away. This fan is the representation of a difficult period no one remembers anymore. Certainly, beside the pleasantness of the tract, it’s possible to feel the resignation and the detaching pain.
Historical notes:
In 1913, there was an extraordinary migratory flux in all Europe. France had as principal destination Canada; according to the Statistics Canada the emigrants arrived that year were about 400.870.
J. de la Nézière 1878-1914
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