Shift dress, in russet linen, sleeveless and collarless, with 3-button popover placket, satin-lining at neckline, bearing retailer's label for Lord & Taylor ("Country Collection"), and maker's label of Knight & Petch, Dublin, as well as size label (size 16). Minor wear and fading. Provenance: Georgia O'Keeffe; gifted to Marilyn Thuma (a.k.a. Mym Tuma, recorded in her contemporary manuscript diary of 1969). GEORGIA O'KEEFFE RUSSET LINEN SHIFT DRESS FROM IRELAND GIVEN TO MARILYN THUMA, at O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in mid-July 1969. In her contemporary manuscript diary, composed as she left Abiquiu in July 1969, she quotes O'Keefe: "It's a good dress—I'm sure you will never buy one like it. Will it fit?" She adds, "I took it because I knew I could wear it."
Shift dress, in russet linen, sleeveless and collarless, with 3-button popover placket, satin-lining at neckline, bearing retailer's label for Lord & Taylor ("Country Collection"), and maker's label of Knight & Petch, Dublin, as well as size label (size 16). Minor wear and fading. Provenance: Georgia O'Keeffe; gifted to Marilyn Thuma (a.k.a. Mym Tuma, recorded in her contemporary manuscript diary of 1969). GEORGIA O'KEEFFE RUSSET LINEN SHIFT DRESS FROM IRELAND GIVEN TO MARILYN THUMA, at O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in mid-July 1969. In her contemporary manuscript diary, composed as she left Abiquiu in July 1969, she quotes O'Keefe: "It's a good dress—I'm sure you will never buy one like it. Will it fit?" She adds, "I took it because I knew I could wear it."
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
