Christian DIOR – Original watercolor – “Marie, market scene”. 1942
Rare study by the master couturier depicting an elegant woman, dressed in a brown jacket with a high collar and a red skirt, wearing gloves and a matching red hat.
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Rare study by the master couturier depicting an elegant woman, dressed in a brown jacket with a high collar and a red skirt, wearing gloves and a matching red hat.
Sold
Christian Dior (1905.1957)
Original watercolor – Marie, market scene.
Pen, felt-tip pen, and ink on heavy paper. 1942.
Size: 32 x 26cm
A remarkable and rare study by the master couturier depicting an elegant woman – Marie – dressed in a brown jacket with a high collar and a red skirt, wearing gloves and a matching red hat.
The artwork is annotated in the upper right margin by Christian Dior:
"Marie, market scene. p.123. 1st version, goatskin jacket"
On the back of the frame is a copy of the poster for the film *Le Lit à colonnes*, based on the novel by Louise de Vilmorin. Adapted by Charles Spaak and directed by Roland Tual, the film was released in 1942, starring Odette Joyeux as Marie. Christian Dior—a young, then relatively unknown couturier—designed the costumes for this film.
Provenance: Sale by Maître Jean-Marc Elkaïm, L'Isle-Adam, July 7, 1985, lot 83bis