Croquis Plate 387-Blaspheme
by Pierre Balmain
$135 · Offered by Argosy Book Store
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Sheet measures 12 x 8.25 . This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. A hand-written note on the verso describes an afternoon cocktail dress in black crepe georgette trimmed with black satin pull-back with stitchings around
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