| agent |
House of Worth (Firm) (French fashion design firm, 1858-1956); Xavier Gosé (Spanish
illustrator, 1876-1915)
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| culturalContext |
French |
| date |
1913 (publication) |
| description |
An example of the new mode of fashion illustration which showed the figures in action,
in a genre setting; "rather than simply drawing a mannequin in the outfit, like most
previous fashion illustrators, [they] depicted the model in various dramatic and narrative
situations."
Davis, Mary E.; Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism, Berkley CA: University
of California Press, 2006 (0520245423) [description source] |
| inscription |
Sur la Terrasse: Robes d’après-midi de Worth; Gazette du Bon Ton--No 7; Mai 1913--Pl.
IV; plate signed Gosé
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| location |
Paris, Île-de-France, France [publication] |
| material |
ink on paper (photomechanical lithograph) with hand-applied color (pochoir) |
| measurements |
25.4 x 19.1 cm (width) |
| relation |
partOf Gazette du Bon Ton [periodical] [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="13" relids="w_9"] |
| rights |
publicDomain
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Art Deco; Twentieth century |
| subject |
decorative arts; domestic life; genre; Fashion and art; Fashion design; balastrade;
urn; planter; walking dresses; hat
|
| technique |
offset printing; pochoir |
| textref |
|
| title |
On the Terrace: Afternoon dresses by the House of Worth [translated, true, en]
Sur la Terrasse: Robes d’après-midi de Worth [inscribed, false, fr] |
| worktype |
illustrations (layout features); fashion illustrations |
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| image courtesy Allan Kohl |
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