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Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes...

Fashion Plate
1924 (published)
Artist/Maker
Barbier, George (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Colour fashion plate depicting a woman getting out of a car. She is greeted by a man who kisses her hand. On the left stands another woman holding a luggage case.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Fashion Plates
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Fashion plate
Titles
  • Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes... (series title)
  • L'Ensie (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured process engraving
Process Engraving
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
'L'Ensie'. Fashion plate (1 of 40) by George Barbier, colour process engraving, Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanach des modes..., Paris, 1924.
Physical description
Colour fashion plate depicting a woman getting out of a car. She is greeted by a man who kisses her hand. On the left stands another woman holding a luggage case.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.86cm
  • Width: 3.78cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G.B. 1924' (Signed and dated)
  • 'France XXe Siecle / L'Ensie' (Lettered)
Subject depicted
Car
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
  • p.358 Tim Benton, Manuel Fontán del Junco, María Zozaya (eds.) Modern taste : Art deco in Paris, 1910-1935, Madrid : Fundación Juan March, [2014]. ISBN: 9788470756290.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.626-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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