Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, c.1914

Details

ADOLPH DE MEYER (1868-1946)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, c.1914
gelatin silver print
9¼ x 4 7/8in. (23.5 x 12.5cm.)

Literature

Brandau (ed.), de Meyer, Thames & Hudson, 1976, pl.10, for another image from the same sitting.

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Lot Essay

The subject's costume calls to mind the costume designs of Léon Bakst for the Ballets Russes of Diaghilev, and the faux-orientalist fashion designs of Paul Poiret as interpreted by illustrator Georges Lepape.

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