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2 Serge Matta Watercolor Fashion Sketches, Blue Gown and Gray Suit

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Serge Matta (French, 1910-1984) two original ink and watercolor couture fashion illustrations, circa 1950. One drawing depicts a model in blue formal gown, the other a model in a gray suit with pink accents, possibly for Schiaparelli. Blue gown drawing features a Atelia Serge Matta stamp lower right. Both are matted under plexiglass in matching silver-gilt frames with labels en verso for Jane Stubbs, Bergdorf Goodman. Sight (both): 18 in. H x 12 in. W. Frames: 26 in. H x 20 in. W. 

Condition

Both sketches with creasing and some faint staining to paper. Not examined out of frame. 

Provenance

The estate of Elisabeth Hardin, Gadsden, Alabama, acquired from Bergdorf Goodman. 

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