The Black Dress

Details

Everett Shinn (1876-1953)
The Black Dress
signed 'Everett Shinn' (lower left)
pastel on paper
24 ½ x x 18 ¾ in. (62.2 x 47.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1945.

Provenance

Prince Matchabelli, New York.
Peter Arnold Gallery, Aylesbury, Bucks, England.
Christie's, New York, 10 March 1989, lot 304, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Conditions of sale

Brought to you by

William Haydock

whaydock@christies.com +212 707 5938

Lot Essay

The present pastel depicts actress Mary Taylor modeling a Bergdorf Goodman fashion design in Booth's Theater, New York. The work is one of three studies for an oil commissioned by Prince Matchabelli, a luxury goods boutique and perfumery founded by Prince Georges Matchabelli of Russia.

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