Fehr, Charles. (fl. ca. 1860). Carte de Visite Photograph, Painting with his Feet. Carte de visite photograph of the Belgian painter Charles Fehr, born without arms, who painted by holding the brush between his toes. Fehr is shown working at an easel, holding the brush and palette with his feet. Slight toning and fading; overall fine. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.5 x 10.6 cm).
The magazine The Reader reported in July 1864: "Two recent pictures of the well-known Charles Fehr—the Belgian painter who, born without arms, carries the brush in his toes—are very highly spoken of French critics—one a copy of Greuze's 'Broken Jar,' the other a portrait of Madame Victoria Lafontaine."
Fehr, Charles. (fl. ca. 1860). Carte de Visite Photograph, Painting with his Feet. Carte de visite photograph of the Belgian painter Charles Fehr, born without arms, who painted by holding the brush between his toes. Fehr is shown working at an easel, holding the brush and palette with his feet. Slight toning and fading; overall fine. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.5 x 10.6 cm).
The magazine The Reader reported in July 1864: "Two recent pictures of the well-known Charles Fehr—the Belgian painter who, born without arms, carries the brush in his toes—are very highly spoken of French critics—one a copy of Greuze's 'Broken Jar,' the other a portrait of Madame Victoria Lafontaine."