Title:Cheval Surprise
Artist: Dimitri Rybaltchenko
Year(s) of issue:2004
Condition:
Excellent pre-owned condition with no visible imperfections. Hems are mostly flat, silk is soft to the touch and still drapes beautifully.
Care Tag:Gently removed
Measurements:Approx. 35" x 35" (90cm x 90cm)
Material:100% Silk twill
DESIGN HISTORY (From Hermes Carre Stories):
Horses and riders emerge from a cloudburst of colour. Dimitri Rybaltchenko leads us on a visual adventure of his own making. Lost at first in the formless splashes of yellow, orange, magenta, blue and green, we gradually discern the hidden silhouettes. It all depends (quite literally) on the viewer?s perspective. In Rybaltchenko?s own words, ?disparate, apparently meaningless elements are connected, and take on meaning, a life of their own.? His design echoes the thought processes that lead to the birth of a new idea: ?we must let ourselves dream, let our gaze float free. A few splashes of colour are all it takes to break the silence.? Here, silence gives way to the thunder of hooves, the cadenced breath of galloping horses. There?s a moment of calm, in the figures of the iconic horse, carriage and groom, symbols of the house of Hermès (based on a painting by Alfred de Dreux). And Carle Vernet and Jonny Audy, equestrian painters of the 18th and 19h centuries, are along for the ride, too. In the purest spirit of the house of Hermès, classic, foundational motifs take on new, thoroughly modern forms.
Horses and riders emerge from a cloudburst of colour. Dimitri Rybaltchenko leads us on a visual adventure of his own making. Lost at first in the formless splashes of yellow, orange, magenta, blue and green, we gradually discern the hidden silhouettes. It all depends (quite literally) on the viewer?s perspective. In Rybaltchenko?s own words, ?disparate, apparently meaningless elements are connected, and take on meaning, a life of their own.? His design echoes the thought processes that lead to the birth of a new idea: ?we must let ourselves dream, let our gaze float free. A few splashes of colour are all it takes to break the silence.? Here, silence gives way to the thunder of hooves, the cadenced breath of galloping horses. There?s a moment of calm, in the figures of the iconic horse, carriage and groom, symbols of the house of Hermès (based on a painting by Alfred de Dreux). And Carle Vernet and Jonny Audy, equestrian painters of the 18th and 19h centuries, are along for the ride, too. In the purest spirit of the house of Hermès, classic, foundational motifs take on new, thoroughly modern forms.
