Artist : ernest leduc (XIX th)
Title : Elegant
Technical and support: Gouache on paper
Features of the work: Original painting signed lower left by the artist
Dimensions: 32cm x 23cm
State : Good for a work over 100 years old, some foxing and stains on the paper. The drawing itself is in perfect condition.
Origin : Certified origin, the invoice engages the responsibility of the gallery as to the authenticity of the work
Why we love the artist: We love the extraordinary finesse of the artist's gouaches. These beautiful colorful dresses are a unique testimony to the birth of haute couture in France and take us back to a time when ladies' outfits were made entirely by artisan artists (dresses, hats, lingerie, etc.).
Expert commentary and biography: ernest leduc is an independent Parisian designer who worked as a "dress designer" for the greatest haute couture houses of the second half of the 19th century. ernest leduc sold his gouache paintings and they were then used as a support for the creation of the dresses. Some great couturiers started like this: Poiret sold sketches to Cheruit before being hired by Doucet and dior sold sketches of hats to Claude Saint-Cyr. To our knowledge, he had two workshops in Paris: one located at 24 rue Lamartine and another at 93 Rue de martyrs.
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