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Eveninggown with Black Lace
Cristóbal Balenciagaca. 1940
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Diego Velazquez‘ painting Las Meninas inspired Cristóbal Balenciaga several times for dresses in the so called Infanta-Style. The black lace-ribbon accentuates the vertical line of top and skirt.
Details
- Title: Eveninggown with Black Lace
- Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Creator Lifespan: 21.1.1895 - 23.3.1972
- Creator Nationality: Spanish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date: ca. 1940
- Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
- Provenance: 2003 Kamer/Ruf collection; 1994 Christie’s, London, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Place of origin: Paris, France
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
- Type: Dress
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
- Medium: Cream-coloured silk satin, crepe voile, black lace trim; lining: black tulle, black silk
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