Léon Bénigni

Jacques Fath and Lucien Lelong Fashion Illustration

1945

Gouache painting of a winter landscape by French artist Maurice Esnault (1854-1940). Signed and dated 1919 lower right of painting with "Hiver" (Winter) below. Unframed.

Pair of original watercolors after lithographs from "The Birds of Australia" by John Gould. Signed "J.R.I" and dated 9.5.45. Unframed. Each watercol...

Original gouache with stencil by Warner Kreuter. Wisconsin, 1929. Initialed lower/mid right. Dated lower left. Mounted on green card stock. Unframed.

Original Chinese Export School gouache.

Original gouache by an unknown Neapolitan artist, circa 1840. Upper right panel after a fresco in Casa dei Dioscuri, Pompeii.

Original gouache of a fish and coral by Wiener Werkstatte artist, Ena Rottenberg. Signed with her initials on the lower right edge of the image. Likely a design for a porcelain plate...

"Fawn" is an original ink, colored pencil, and gouache on paper artwork by Henry Hablak measuring 30"h x 22"w. Henry Hablak is a tattoo artist and illustrator based out of Philadel...

"Liber Mystia XLIII" is an original artwork by Henry Hablak made of gouache, ink, and colored pencil on paper measuring 16.25"h x 12.25"w framed and 14"h x 11"w unframed. Henry Habl...

Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left: W.E. Hill 12

William Glackens Street Fair, circa 1905 Pencil, ink and gouache on paper 10 x 14 inches Provenance: The artist Kraushaar Galleries, New York Estate ...

Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20

The paper in some of these photos looks overly textured due to the sharpness of the high-res digital camera. In person, with the human eye, the paper looks reasonably smooth with out blemishes. For this fashion illustration, Georges Lepape paints a stunning abstract pattern for the subject dress that is repeated in her hair. The work represents an early use of metallic paint, with silver metallic in the dress and bronze metallic in the blouse. Lepape's highly detailed drawing becomes more evident the closer you look. It's quite amazing how deftly he rendered facial feature on such a small scale. "Eva" 1918 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper Signed and dated, lower right: '1918' Inscribed, verso: "Costume for L'enfantement du mort, (miracle en pourpre, et or.). Devised by Marcel L'Herbier and performed at the Théatre Edouard VII and the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, 1919" Provenance: Ex-collection Lucien...