Sketch
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2018.6.11.2.FA.GR.1960.FRAuthor:
Yves SAINT-LAURENT (French, 1936 - 2008)Description
Fashion drawing by Yves SAINT LAURENT for Christian Dior for the Autumn-Winter 1960-1961 collection which was the last collection SAINT LAURENT did for the Haute Couture Fashion House.The face of the sketch depicts four women, on the right you can see the outline of a woman with slanted eyes, lips and round earrings wearing a hooded cape with a bow. On the opposite side, there is an outline of the same cape and woman flipped around. On the bottom of the sketch, a woman wears her hair up with round earrings and wears a gown with puffy shoulders. At the top of the picture, there is a vague outline of a bottom-half of a dress.
On the back of the sketch, two women can be seen. On the right, an outline of a girl wearing a short sleeveless dress, with a ribbon in the middle and three buttons. The bottom half of the dress resembling a short tutu. The leg is faded and she has no shoes. On the opposite side, the same dress is seen but this time with-out the ribbon on the middle of the dress. There is a head on this drawing but a vague outline of shoes can be seen.
These sketches are done by pencil.
Material
PaperOrigin
1960 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 12 cmHeight : 32 cm