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GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
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GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
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Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
GABRIELLA LA TORRE (1894–1976)
A collection of works painted on paper on the theme of birds, comprising:
- a panel entitled *Two Ducks by the Pond*. 52.8 x 32 cm
- a gouache on hardboard sheet, *Bird of Paradise*. 44.2 x 33.4 cm
- a gouache on paper, *Heathcock*. 23.5 x 29.5 cm
- a gouache on paper entitled *Birds and a Butterfly*. 27.8 x 33.5 cm
- a gouache on paper entitled *Two Birds on a Branch*. 24.8 x 34.5 cm
- a panel painted on paper depicting birds on flowering branches. 28 x 93.6 cm
Also included is a large panel entitled ‘Il Vecchio Lodi’ on unmounted paper, unframed, 87 x 86.5 cm
(shows signs of wear and creases; sold as is)
Items originating from lots 20 and 21, 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 recreate 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 love of 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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