623 - MARIANO FORTUNY

MARIANO FORTUNY Rare manteau de soirée « kimono » en crêpe rose, décoré au pochoir, 1911-1912 A rare stencilled pink crepe 'kimono' evening coat, 1911-12 Bearing Vitaldi Babani retailer's label, '98 Boulevard Haussman, Paris' the dusty pink crepe stencilled with orientalist inspired motifs and bands, the main robe formed from eight panels linked by striped pink and blue Murano glass beads, each sleeve formed by four further panels similarly linked by beads, lined in pale green silk, lined in gold/green dyed silk, neck edging and ties of gold rope, adorned with silk wrapped wooden beads, of voluminous cut Literature: 'Fortuny' by Guillermo de Osma, p.213 for a photograph of a similar robe in the Tina Chow collection, fig 12; also a black and white photograph c.1920 of a figure wearing a similar robe, fig 11; the same photograph is also reproduced in 'Fortuny' by Deschodt & Poli p.92. Exhibition catalogue 'Mariano Fortuny' 19 April 1980, Muse Historique des Tissus de Lyon, 1980, photo 54 for a similar garment. Exhibition catalogue: 'Fortuny' Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, April 1981, p.18 for a similar robe described as an 'Off white Djellabah'. Label is frayed, dye transfer from the green lining to the front of the robe especially to the front right panel and the front left sleeve, rear right sleeve, rear skirt panels, fading, fair condition Images Droits Réservés. Images All Rights Reserved.