Karl LAGERFELD – Original signed drawing for ELLE magazine.
A stunning design by the German fashion designer celebrating the 60th anniversary of ELLE magazine.
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A stunning design by the German fashion designer celebrating the 60th anniversary of ELLE magazine.
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Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019)
Original signed drawing – ELLE.
Black pen, felt-tip pens and blending of grease pencils on paper.
One page in-4° (297 x 210 mm). Slnd [November 2005].
A stunning design by the German fashion designer celebrating the 60th anniversary of ELLE magazine.
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Lagerfeld sketches a young woman from behind, dressed in a belted red sailor top and yellow trousers, raising her arms to the sky in mixed testimonies of celebration, victory and thanks.
In the margins are written these few words, traced in black pen and then outlined in red felt-tip pen by the artist:
You'd never guess she was 60 years old.
Happy birthday.
Love, Karl.
Frame outline drawn with gold-colored felt-tip pen.
ELLE title-logo is also done in black ink, using a stencil.
Signature in the lower right margin, adorned with a gold heart: Love Karl
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ELLE magazine was created on November 21, 1945 by Hélène Lazareff.