Art + Fashion

5:35 p.m.

05/13/16 - May is the month in which the most important auction houses in the world make their clients struggle for the Picassos and Monets. It's that time of the year in which the Impressionist and Modern Art catalogues inspire collectors around the planet and record sales are set.  But even if you don't have the U$S 66.3 millions made last year by Van Gogh's "L’Allés des Alyscamps", these events are incredible inspiring and not only to art connoisseurs. In fact, the editors of a renown fashion magazine placed their trained eyes on Sotheby's catalogue and found that many of the artworks on sale had similarities with what could be seen in the Fall collections. For example,  "Chanteuse", by Pablo Picasso (1901), became a vaporous pastel gown by Gucci.
"Chanteuse" by Pablo Picasso (1901) / Gucci - Fall 2016
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured dancer Jane Avril in puff sleeves, not very different from those presented recently by Prada.
"Jane Avril" by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (1893) / Prada - Fall 2016
Of course, a Roskanda dress is a bargain compared with the U$S 9 million reached by Claude Monet.
"Camille à l'Ombrelle verte", by Claude Monet (1876) / Roksanda - Fall 2016
Edouard Vuillard, Edgar Degas, Marie Laurencin and Eugéne Boudin were also caught by the eyes of the editors and compared to runway matches.
"Marie brossant un vêtement à la fenêtre", by Edouard Vuillard (circa 1893) / Balenciaga - Fall 2016
"Danseuse assise", by Edgar Degas (circa 1897-1900) / Molly Goddard - Fall 2016
"Deux jeune femmes au chien en fôret", by Marie Laurencin (circa 1925-26) / Simone Rocha - Fall 2016
"Crinolines à la plage de Trouville", by Engène Boudin / Delpozo - Fall 2016
The auction took place on May 9th and the final result was U$S 144.5 million. Auguste Rodin's exquisite marble, "L’Éterne printemps", reached U$S 20.4 million: a new record for the sculptor.

Keep reading... "We find fashion inspiration among the lots in Sotheby’s Upcoming Impressionist and Modern Sale", by L. Borelli-Persson, in Vogue.com - May 6th, 2016.

You Might Also Like

0 comentarios

Contents

Liliana Wrobel


Production & Translation

Carla Mitrani

Contact

ObrasMNBA@gmail.com