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GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
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GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
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Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
Circa 1965
Two works relating to the ‘Carré’ project on the theme of two birds of paradise
- ‘Carré’ project: Two Birds of Paradise, gouache on paper mounted on paper. 20 x 20 cm
- Framed gouache ‘Two Birds of Paradise’. 53.5 x 68.5 cm (visible area)
Also included are two large panels painted on paper, depicting birds amidst vegetation. Approx. 130 x 60 cm (with tears and stains, as is)
Source pieces forming part of lots 20 and 22, alongside variations in lots 23 to 28
Provenance:
The artist’s family collection. Assembled under the guidance of Fabrizio La Torre, son of Gabriella La Torre, this collection reflects a desire to reconstruct a body of work that brings together the artist’s archives and pieces produced by Hermès.
Gabriella La Torre (Rome, 1894–1976) was a porcelain painter. Over several decades, she developed a personal body of work fuelled in particular by her taste for the decorative arts and antique porcelain, the designs of which she studied and collected.
From 1957 onwards, she collaborated with Hermès, for whom she created numerous designs that gave rise to silk scarves, ready-to-wear garments and porcelain objects. Her creative vision gave rise to patterns such as ‘Insects’, ‘Flowers and Braids’, ‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Cherries’, ‘Roosters’ and ‘Old China’.
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