VIII The Punishment
X The Awakening
Limited to 1,250 numbered copies, signed by Ellen von Unwerth Olga is back! After a first foray with Bettina Rheims for the 2008 limitededition smash hit The Book of Olga, now she teams up with Ellen von Unwerth for The Story of Olga, a photographic narrative tracing the journey of a young widow, Olga, who after the death of her wealthy, elderly husband, is overtaken by an insatiable lust. She searches for love only to find it in the arms of an unlikely source, far from the riches and extravagance to which she is accustomed. It is Olga’s quest that makes this fairy tale highly untraditional: she is a heroine who is not afraid of her lust, and it is her sensuality that leads her to the happy ending she so desires. Set in a glorious château, replete with all the trappings of wealth and glamor, this collaboration between Ellen von Unwerth and Olga Rodionova brings to life the enviable luxury of both fairy tales and modern desire. The first Olga book sold out in record time—hurry if you don’t want to miss this chance to call Olga yours!
The maids grabbed her, slapped her and beat her as they dragged her to the kitchen, where they ripped off Olga’s elegant clothing and jewels. Olga tried in vain to escape her tormentors, who caught her and threw her into a cage like an animal… While Olga was shackled the maids prepared the branding iron.
IX The Party
The wolf man carried the limp and replete widow home. Her mind obsessed over the wolf man, so Olga wandered through the wilderness searching for him, only to discover that the Woodcutter and the wolf man were one and the same man! She and the Woodcutter were married and lived happily ever after… Well— Olga still has cheeky adventures while her husband looks on and occasionally spanks her for her “bad” behavior.
Art Editions No. 1–250
–– Two Art Editions of 125 numbered copies each, and with a signed fine art print by Ellen von Unwerth; print size: 40 x 30 cm (15.8 x 11.8 in.) No. 1–125 The Servants, 2012 (pages 12–13, detail) No. 126–250 The Widow, 2012 (page 9)
$ 1,800 / € 1,250 / £ 1,000
Collector’s Edition No. 251–1,250
–– 1,000 numbered copies, signed by Ellen von Unwerth
$ 700 / € 500 / £ 450
The party preparations were in full swing and Olga was the main event. Her captors pulled her from her cage and washed the filth off her. The birthday of Monsieur Le Loup would be celebrated, as it had been for 400 years, with a “sacrifice.” Olga was told that she would be the dinner! Olga was exhausted when the wolf man came. She attempted to resist him but could not. The wolf man made her tremble like never before, she succumbed completely. She was his.
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Format
Ellen von Unwerth The Story of Olga Hardcover in clamshell box, 33 x 43.6 cm (12.9 x 17.1 in.), 350 pp.