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Jayne Wrightsman, in front "The Penitent Magdalen" by Georges de la Tour from the Wrightsman art collection, wearing a pink Balenciaga deshabille with white sleeves and white jeweled buttons.
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ReplyDeletePerfect post, Gaye. Guess decorators are like artists. They notice things most do not.
ReplyDeletewell, he was Basque you know.
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True! "decorators" are artists! (just in a different medium)!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! what an eye Mrs. Wrightsman has! (I think she is still with us"!!) Sheesh......what an "eye"!!!!
Thank you for this!!
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I have always loved this photo and this dress. Love Jayne Wrightsman's style and of course, her collecting and generosity.
ReplyDeleteSo many marvelous things in this post -themes and symbology of the vanitas, the mirror in de la Tour reflecting a candle -symbols of spirituality. The coat by Balenciaga has its own connection to the ecclesiastic robes depicted by Zuberan -and the portrait of Wrightsman has its own austere monumentality, in its way, an expression of the power of taste -the inclusion of the suggestion of the door at the right adding to the composition -a bit like a royal or apostolic personage at the end of the enfilade. I have been enjoying all of your posts I have missed -each one intrigues.
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