Lot Essay
This cape is stirring in it simplicity: gold stencilled stripes on a black ground with only a breast patch of pattern to alleviate the severity of the Berber-inspired design.
MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)
Details
A BLACK VELVET HOODED CLOAK
MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)
black velvet stencilled with gilt stripes and leaf motif to the bodice and back, fastening with self-covered buttons to the bust
See Back Cover Illustration
MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)
black velvet stencilled with gilt stripes and leaf motif to the bodice and back, fastening with self-covered buttons to the bust
See Back Cover Illustration
Literature
Ex. Cat. 'Mariano Fortuny: Venise', Musée Historique des Tissues de Lyon, Lyon 1980, cover, p. 80, p. 117.
Ex. Cat. 'Mariano Fortuny 1871 - 1949: Der Magier des Textilen Design', Osterreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Wien 1985, illustrated on pages 40-41, catalogue number 35.
Ex. Cat. 'Mariano Fortuny 1871 - 1949: Der Magier des Textilen Design', Osterreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Wien 1985, illustrated on pages 40-41, catalogue number 35.
Special notice
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