Costumes Parisiens 101: Costume de bain
Illustration for a bathing costume, by George Barbier, part of the 44th issue of the "Journal des dames et des modes", published on 10 August 1913. The illustration consists of a woman wearing a white (now brown), short, bathing dress, with pink ribbons on the straps and a pink ribbon tied around her torso to form an Empire-cut waist, forming a bow in the front, and a tight bathing hat of matching colores, standing in a blue sea, with waves executed with white (now brown), and holding a small crab on her hand. Her face is covered with makeup: blue eyeshadows, and pink blush on her cheeks.
Artwork Details
- Title: Costumes Parisiens 101: Costume de bain
- Artist: Designed by George Barbier (French, Nantes 1882–1932 Paris)
- Publisher: Published by Vaugirard , Paris
- Date: 1913
- Medium: plates: hand colored engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (21.9 × 14.3 cm)
Album: 9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (23.5 × 14 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Millia Davenport, 1957
- Object Number: 57.546.8(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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