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"Designer's Interior Rendering" c1950s Watercolour

Elegant & fabulously rare, original Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) (ink signed LR) watercolour depicting a lavish Moorish opium salon interior with a reclining nude portrait on the wall and two monkeys with their turban clad handler. Sagittarius Gallery, NY label inscribed Jullian No. 18 on verso Art Sz: 8 3/4"H x 11 1/8"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 18"W w/ Hermes orange mat & antique bamboo frame Provenance: The estate of D. D. Ryan (1928-2007), noted fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, an associate of Halston and a regular on best-dressed lists! Another widely appreciated achievement is her association with the creation of Eloise, the fictional little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Eloise began as a character that Kay Thompson, a cabaret singer, portrayed to amuse her friends, of whom Ms. Ryan was one. Ms. Ryan urged her to write a book, put her together with Hilary Knight, the illustrator, and never stopped pushing her to finish the job. The result was “Eloise,” published in 1955 and a best seller the next year, and its popular sequels. “The book would never have existed without D. D. Never,” Mr. Knight said in an interview Thursday. “She would have just dropped it and gone on to something else.” Beyond her historic Eloise moment, Ms. Ryan thrived at the crossroads of New York’s fashion and artistic worlds, seeming to make a statement every time she dressed, almost always in clothes she made herself, always recognizable with her famous precisely stylized eyebrows. Her first job in Manhattan was as an assistant to the photographer Richard Avedon; she was photo editor at Harper’s Bazaar under the legendary editor Diana Vreeland, and she designed the costumes for Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Broadway musical “Company.” Her social circle included Cole Porter, Andy Warhol, Mr. Sondheim and Truman Capote. When she recommended a new pair of sandals or a piece of costume jewelry — only “really good costume jewelry...

Abstract 'playing cards' watercolor attributed to Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) DAMA Ex- estate of D.D. Ryan (1928-2007) Manhattan socialite, fashion editor...

Charming sailboat gouache signed 'Felix' (LR) Art Sz: 8"H x 5 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13 1/2"H x 10 3/4"W

Abstract scuba diver w/ colorful sea urchins about 1960s Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 8"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 13 1/2"W

Classic watercolour depicting The Gent 1844-5. by George Bridgman signed (LL) & dated 1920 Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 6 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13"H x 10"W

Charming gouache depicting a boy flying a sailboat kite on pea green paper in a gilt bamboo frame Art Sz: 11 1/4"H x 10 3/4"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 15"W

Dans l'oeil de l'amour il y a une mine de verre is an artwork realized by Maurice Henry (Cambrai 1907 - Milan 1984) in 1975. Watercolor and ink on paper 30.5x39 cm with frame. Si...

Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 10 x 15 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an u...

Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x 13.75 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for ...

Watercolour with bodycolour on card Titled 'Donn d'Albano' lower left and signed and inscribed 'Roma 1853' lower right Image size: 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (50 x 34 cm) This is a full...

Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 16 x 19.75 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for a...

Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 11 x 16 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal fo...