Description
HERMES PARIS
1962 First edition
90 Carré silk scarf in a honeycomb weave with a ‘Cherries’ pattern on a cream background and blue border. Based on a design by Gabriella La Torre
In a box
(rolled flat, a few tiny pinprick holes)
Accompanied by a working document annotated in felt-tip pen, resembling a sample of honeycomb-textured silk featuring the ‘Cherries’ square design, 45 x 46 cm
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 inspired 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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