21 - GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)

GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976) Circa 1965 Two works related to the “Carré” project, featuring two birds of paradise - “Two Birds of Paradise” square project, gouache on paper mounted on paper. 20 x 20 cm - Framed gouache, “Two Birds of Paradise.” 53.5 x 68.5 cm (visible area) Also included are two large panels painted on paper depicting birds amidst vegetation. Approximately 130 x 60 cm (with tears and stains, as is) Source pieces related to lots 20 and 22 of the variations in lots 23 through 28 Provenance: Collection of the artist’s family. Assembled at the initiative of Fabrizio La Torre, son of Gabriella La Torre, this collection reflects a desire to reconstruct a body of work that brings together the artist’s archives and pieces produced by Hermès. Gabriella La Torre (Rome, 1894–1976) was a porcelain painter. Over several decades, she developed a personal body of work inspired in particular by her love of the decorative arts and antique porcelain, whose designs she studied and collected. Beginning in 1957, she collaborated with Hermès, for which she created numerous designs that gave rise to silk scarves, ready-to-wear pieces, and porcelain objects. Her creative vision gave rise to patterns such as “Insects,” “Flowers and Braids,” “Oranges and Lemons,” “Cherries,” “Roosters,” and “Old China.”