Lot 102
American (1925-2004)
Fashion Drawings for Complice and Lancetti (1986-88)
Medium

various media

Dimensions

sheet (largest): 7 3/8 x 11 1/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $219
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

five total comprising two graphite sketches inscribed 'Lanchetti 88' verso, a watercolor and pen sketch signed and further inscribed '86 Rome' upper right recto and 'Lanchetti Alta Moda July 86' verso, a watercolor and metallic ink sketch signed and further inscribed 'Complice 86' lower right, and a watercolor and pen sketch signed lower right recto and further inscribed 'Complice Oct 86' verso

Frame Information

unframed

Provenance

From the Estate of Joe Eula

Condition

each with handling wear including some creases and staining, two graphite sketches with spots of staining, some toning to each

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The Estate of Joe Eula

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Andy Warhol once called Joe Eula “the most important person in New York.” While the fashion illustrator certainly boasted impressive social laurels, it was his work that earned him such an enduring and impressive reputation. Educated at the Art Students League of New York, Eula made his entrance into the world of fashion by illustrating Eugenia Sheppard’s syndicated column, Inside Fashion, for The New York Herald Tribune. The artist soon became a titan of the industry, publishing his drawings in The New York Times, American Vogue, and Italian Harper’s Bazaar regularly. One of Eula’s most important relationships was with Yves Saint Laurent himself: the artist famously covered the designer’s first show in 1958 and his last in 2002.