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Lot 90 - Paco Rabanne (1934-2023) & Philippe Andrieux, maître verrier (1949-2018) - Exceptional stained glass dress 1984 In pieces of hand-cut, polished and silvered blown glass, colored and held in place by red, pink and silver metallic chain mail. Presumed size 36/38 Length 122 cm Provenance: > Archives, La Maison du Vitrail, Paris, 75015 Bibliography: Video archives INA, Antenne 2 Midi, July 22, 1984, Michel Honorin welcomes Paco Rabanne and Philippe Andrieux, who present a glass dress (ours) and a copper-plate dress: https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/cab8400975301/paco-rabanne-et-ses-robes-en-verre On July 22, 1984, Paco Rabanne and Philippe Andrieux were invited by Michel Honorin to the Antenne 2 set to present two dresses created by the famous couturier in collaboration with master craftsmen. Paco Rabanne declares that the "vitrail dress, made with elements of traditional stained glass," is not made "to work but to show the possibilities of fashion", adding, "I believe that a fashion designer has all the freedoms of a painter or sculptor". In 1984, the man Coco Chanel had nicknamed the "metallurgist" continued to to revolutionize fashion, while retaining the guiding principle he had set himself in his "Manifeste" show 18 years earlier, when he presented "12 importable dresses in contemporary materials". Here, Rhodoid or metal plates are replaced by an even crazier material for a garment: glass! And to hold them in place, Paco Rabanne's iconic chainmail replaces the master glassmaker's traditional lead rods. Philippe Andrieux, founder with his wife Christiane of La Maison du vitrail in 1973, said on Antenne 2: "It took a lot of work, but as Paco Rabanne said, we have a duty to push back the limits of the impossible! Between them, they succeeded in creating a work of art worthy of a Charles Perrault fairy tale: the first glass dress. At a time when "Paris still has the privilege of being the capital of fashion", Paco Rabanne concludes: "It's a work of art, basically a gag, a gag to try and push back the limits of fashion, a gag to say something very serious: fashion must be art, and art has no limits. Today, museums are giving fashion pride of place and there's no doubt that one of the designer's prophecies has finally come true! 40 years after its creation, this museum-quality piece, combining the skills of an exceptional glass artisan and one of the most influential fashion designers of his generation, will be auctioned on Saturday, July 6, at FauveParis.

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 102 - Georges Kars (1880-1945) - Femme nue debout 1927 Sepia drawing stamped lower right and dated lower left 58 x 37.5 cm Condition report: Framed Born in Prague, Georges Kars moved to Munich in 1899, where he studied under Franz von Stuck. There, he made friends with renowned artists such as Pascin and Paul Klee. In 1907, Kars moved to Madrid, where he met Juan Gris. The works of Velázquez and Goya became major sources of inspiration for him. In 1908, Georges Kars moved to Paris, settling in Montmartre, the epicenter of the artistic bohemia of the time. Here he met such iconic figures as Suzanne Valadon, Maurice Utrillo, Marc Chagall, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Maurice Raynal and Demetrios Galanis. Influenced by Cubism, he adopted simplified forms while remaining committed to realism. Kars is convinced that "art lies not in elaborate technique but in the soul". Georges Kars was primarily a figure painter, using various media such as Indian ink, watercolor and pastel. Georges Kars' life took a tragic turn in 1945. Upset by the horrors of the Second World War, he committed suicide by throwing himself from the fifth floor of his hotel. His fate was closely linked to that of war hero Jean Moulin, who had worked as a gallery owner in Nice to cover up his underground activities as a member of the Resistance. A "cover" that was also a long-term commitment (he had met Matisse, Bonnard, Tal-Coat...) according to his friend Daniel Cordier. Jean Moulin had notably exhibited Georges Kars, and our drawing was included in the exhibition "Jean Moulin dit Romanin, artiste, résistant, marchand de tableaux" held in Aix-en-Provence in 2000. Exhibition: Jean Moulin dit Romanin, artiste, résistant, marchand de tableaux, April 6 to June 25, 2000 at the Galerie d'art du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence, reproduced in the catalog. (MLD)

Estim. 700 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 103 - Roger Chastel (1897-1981) - Fauteuil aux oignons circa 1930 Oil on canvas signed lower left 130 x 88 cm Condition report: Framed Roger Chastel showed exceptional artistic talent from an early age. With his brother, he would go to the Louvre to reproduce from memory, and from the back, the paintings he was observing. He trained at the Académie Ranson and then at the Académie Julian, under the guidance of Jean-Paul Laurens. It was during this period that he befriended Jean Souverbie, who marked his artistic career. Chastel began exhibiting at the Paris Salons in 1926. His early works show a strong Cubist influence. His meeting with collector Paul Guillaume proved decisive. In 1932, he was awarded the Grand Prix National de la Peinture. Our work corresponds to this period, when he was already flirting with non-figuration, focusing on light, the shapes of the fondend armchair and getting closer to the work of Jean Fautrier... In the 1950s, Chastel moved further away from figuration to explore the possibilities of color, striving for chromatic balance. During this period, he forged lasting friendships with Maria Manton and Louis Nallard. Roger Chastel's works are preserved in prestigious institutions such as the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris and the Baltimore Museum in the United States. From 1963 to 1968, he was studio head at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where he taught the great names of the next generation of artists, including François Rouan, Pierre Buraglio, Daniel Buren and Claude Viallat... (MLD)

Estim. 3 000 - 5 000 EUR