Live Auction 10713Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
George Barbier (Nantes 1882-1932 Paris)
Lot 146

George Barbier (Nantes 1882-1932 Paris)

A lady in a floral dress holding a cup of tea

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 1,062

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George Barbier (Nantes 1882-1932 Paris)
A lady in a floral dress holding a cup of tea
signed and dated 'GEORGE/ BARBIER/ 1925' (recto) and extensively inscribed and titled [...] “La tasse de thé/ Séraphine en rose et noir [...]' and with stamp '147 E' (verso)
traces of pencil, pen and black ink, grey wash, watercolour
10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.3 x 20.4 cm.)

Specialist note

Drawn in 1925, the present sheet is a costume study, probably for a theatrical production. A painter and illustrator, Barbier was among the leading illustrators of the Art Deco movement, providing fashion plates for some of the leading couturiers of the period such as Paul Poiret (1879-1944), Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) and Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975)