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René Gruau
Figure in a Wide-brimmed Red Hat

Circa 1955 - 1975

About the Item

Elegant and graphic study of a figure of undetermined gender. It's executed with quick and confident brush strokes in the artist's signature color scheme of black and red. It's a flat and simplified composition that is akin to more to minimalism than illustration. The current frame is a placeholder frame. The frame here is just a sample. The work is currently matted but not framed. - Currently unframed. We suggest a new frame and have provided two examples. Count Renato Zavagli Ricciardelli della Caminateprofessionally known as René Gruau. US, Italy, and France. In his lifetime, Gruau worked for numerous magazines including Marie-Claire, Femina, Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Flair, L'Officiel, Madame Figaro, and L'Officiel de la Couture. Gruau was hired by major designers like Pierre Balmain, Christian Dior, Jacques Fath, Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Rochas, Lanvin, Elizabeth Arden, and Hubert de Givenchy. Gruau gave life to their haute couture clothing and expanded their popularity with his captivating illustrations. Gruau's illustrations reinvented many of the designs and gave them lambency and radiance that the fashion industry previously lacked. - Signed with a star and Gruau lower left - the work is currently matted but not framed.
  • Creator:
    René Gruau (1909 - 2004, French)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1955 - 1975
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.65 in (42.3 cm)Width: 13.85 in (35.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good/Fair Minor abrasions, irregular support surface, reverse with toning and tape and adhesive remnants on the extreme edge of the paper and do not show when framed. Some inconsistent paint surface, sight scattered buckelling - unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38538482982
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