Halloween 2020

A r t & I l l u s t r a t i o n 46 Fine New Acquisitions H alloween 2020 Lovely Original Working Color Pencil Fashion Sketch, With Fabric Swatch, By Karl Lagerfeld 44. LAGERFELD, Karl. Original color pencil fashion sketch. Paris, no date. Original pencil and color pencil fashion sketch, on card, measuring 8 by 18-1/2 inches. $5200. Click for more info Striking original color fashion sketch on card, with penciled annotations and fabric swatch stapled to the card matching the colors in the sketch, by renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel. Lagerfeld was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 until his death in 2019, and was also creative director of the Italian fashion house Fendi, and created his own eponymous fashion label. Lagerfeld was also a voracious bibliophile. Two names are written in red pencil at the lower margin of the card, “Dora” and “Greta,” possibly the names of appropriate models or seamstresses for this outfit. Fine condition.