Presentation of la Vilaine Lulu - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT Presentation of La Vilaine Lulu, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inches) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to ...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 3...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu Among the Flowers - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu Among the Flowers, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to ...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu : Day Off in the Park - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu : Day Off in the Park, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells) - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells), 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 a...
Lithograph
Le Bal du Baron de Rédé, Signed Gouache, Circa 1957, 58.5x41 cm
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in CANNES, FR
Yves SAINT LAURENT collabore aux collections et crée la robe " Soirée de Paris " , immortalisée par le photographe Richard AVEDON "Dovima et les éléphants ". en 1956 ,Yves SAINT L...
Archival Paper
La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 3...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 c...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 3...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 3...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 c...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Deauville, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 c...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited t...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in Middle Ages, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 ...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu Among the Flowers - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu Among the Flowers, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to ...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in the Village - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in the Village, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in the Village - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in the Village, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 ...
Lithograph
La Vilaine Lulu in the Village - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu in the Village, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300...
Lithograph
Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT Love Story of La Vilaine Lulu, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited to 300 ...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells) - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells), 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 a...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and l...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells) - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells), 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 a...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and l...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
Yves Saint Laurent : La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited t...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells) - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu at Easter Time (Eggs and Bells), 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 a...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu on the Road to Saint Tropez, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and l...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
Yves Saint Laurent : La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II - Lithograph
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves SAINT-LAURENT La Vilaine Lulu with Butterflies II, 1985 Lithograph On heavy paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Limited to 300 copies INFORMATION : Edited in 1985 and limited t...
Lithograph
$65
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in
French Mid-Century 1970s Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Alice Kauffmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)
Lithograph
A Walk Through the Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed
By Yves Ganne
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves GANNE (1931–2019) A Stroll Through the Poppies Original lithograph Signed in pencil Marked EA (Artist’s Proof) On Arches vellum, 76 x 53.5 cm (29.92 x 20.86 in) INFORMATION: Y...
Lithograph
$35
H 7.09 in W 4.73 in
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
By William Peck
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Hestia idea 2. Ideopsis daos' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
Lithograph
$85
H 10.63 in W 8.08 in
Butterflies, English antique natural history Lepidoptera chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...
Lithograph
$85
H 10.63 in W 8.08 in
Butterflies, English antique natural history Lepidoptera chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...
Lithograph
$65
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in
French Mid-Century 1970s Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Alice Kauffmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)
Lithograph
$205
H 27.17 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Flowers - Offset and lithograph after Josip Generalic - 1971
By Josip Generalic
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is a vintage offset and lithograph artwork on paper realized after Josip Generalic in 1971. Good conditions. Signed on the plate and dated on the bottom center.
Lithograph, Offset
$1,000
H 8.67 in W 6.11 in D 0.04 in
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Floating Figures undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 22 x 15,5 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Héli...
Lithograph
$85
H 10.63 in W 8.08 in
Butterflies, English antique natural history Lepidoptera chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...
Lithograph
$65
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in
French Mid-Century early 1970s Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Alice Kauffmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)
Lithograph
France : Traditional Village - Lithograph poster
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Michel DELACROIX France : Traditional Village Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On wove paper 85 x 59 cm (c. 34 x 24 inch) Lithographic poster for the artist personal exhibi...
Lithograph
$331
H 69 in W 53 in D 1 in
Charles Lapique "la naissance du péché" Original lithograph
By Charles Lapique
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Charles Lapique La naissance du péché Original lithograph on arches wove paper Paris Numbered, titled and signed in pencil by the artist No 49/50 1966 Perfect condition 68.5 x 5...
Paper
$80
H 14.57 in W 10.63 in
French Mid-Century 1958 Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Jean Darroux
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French fashion design published as a Supplement to 'L'Homme', a Parisien fashion periodical. Darroux was a Parisien tailor, who designed several series of designs, probably for other...
Lithograph
$65
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in
French Mid-Century early 1970s Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Alice Kauffmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)
Lithograph
$65
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in
French Mid-Century early 1970s Fashion Design Vintage Lithograph Print
By Alice Kauffmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)
Lithograph
The Human Comedy - Lithograph
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
After Pablo Picasso The Human Comedy - Lithograph after an original drawing, as published in the journal "Verve" Printed signature and date Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm This artwork is a l...
Lithograph
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$525
H 16 in W 24 in
Young Man Rising up out of the Sea. In Celebration of Pride Month
By Sergey Vinogradov
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. A signed Certificate of Authority will be included with all photographs. A nude yo...
Photographic Paper, Digital
$4,672Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$400
H 16 in W 24 in
Artem (5071), Digital Print on Photographic Paper, Photorealist, 2010+
By Sergey Vinogradov
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. This impression is printed on Hahnemuhle archival paper. Hahnemühle FineArt, Inc. ...
Photographic Paper, Digital
Sold|$1,120
H 25.19 in W 34.32 in
Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery Poster /// New York Street Pop Art Exhibit
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Title: "Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery" *Signed and dated by Haring in the plate (printed signature) lower center Year: 1988 Medium: O...
Offset, Lithograph
Color Squares 1
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in New York, NY
Ellsworth Kelly Color Squares 1 2011 Five color lithograph 21 x 77 inches; 53 x 196 cm Edition of 35 Signed and numbered in graphite (lower right recto) Frame available upon request...
Lithograph
Hand-Painted Floral Screen with Butterflies, Vintage Four-Panel Divider
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage four-panel hand-painted screen with butterfly and flower motifs. A celebration of artistry and nature, this vintage Chinese four-panel screen brings elegance to any space w...
Wood, Paper
Moro Dark Green Chinoiserie Screen
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
The Moro dark green chinoiserie folding screen features three panels adorned with delicate monochromatic scenes of flowering branches, birds, and landscapes. Crafted using eighteenth...
Wood
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 46 in D 0.1 in
Image After Image Exhibition Poster, Offset Lithograph, 2013 Edition
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster for "Image after Image" at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, held from February 4 to May 29, 2005, was originally printed by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter K...
Offset
Untitled (Ben)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Ben) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2017-2020 Signed and numbered, verso 40 x 30 inches, sheet 38 x 28 inches, image (Edition of 3) $4,500 28 x 22 inches, sheet 24 x 20 inches,...
Silver Gelatin
$10,595
H 57.88 in W 24.02 in D 14.97 in
Tiepolo Green with Colorful Butterflies Tall Chest of Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This tall chest of drawers features a dark green patinated finish adorned with a delicate array of colorful butterflies, each detailed with subtle shading to enhance their lifelike a...
Wood
Clyde
By Daniel Handal
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes mounting and ...
Archival Pigment
Untitled
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Bill Costa is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Untitled 1993 Signed, dated, and numbered in ink, recto; Also titled and dated in pencil, verso Gelatin silver ...
Silver Gelatin
Nebula Rug in Olive, Hand-Knotted Wool
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted from 100% New Zealand wool yarn which is batch-dyed and hand-knotted at a luxurious 100 knots per square inch. - All Pieces rugs are made by hand to order - Lead time i...
Wool
Kevin & Claude I
By Rick Day
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, recto 20 x 24 inches, sheet (Edition of 7) 11 x 14 inches, sheet (Edition of 20) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New...
Archival Pigment
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Black Bee
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our vibrant iron tray, handpainted with a striking bumblebee design. The rich, lively colours bring a playful yet elegant touch to your decor, perfect for ...
Iron
French designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture.
Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, Saint Laurent also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear.
By blurring gender-specific design, Saint Laurent empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. Saint Laurent also consistently used Black models, like Mounia, Iman and Naomi Campbell, and he drew endless inspiration from different ethnicities and cultures, in no small part because of his Algerian roots.
Born to French parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1936, Saint Laurent went to Paris at age 17 to study fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Just two years later, in 1955, his remarkable sketches were shown to Christian Dior, then the world’s reigning couturier, who hired him immediately.
Surprisingly soon thereafter, Dior publicly chose Saint Laurent as his successor, which sadly proved prescient when the fashion legend died unexpectedly, in 1957. A mere slip of a youth, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was nevertheless up to the challenge. He shook the traditional couture clientele to its core with youthful silhouettes and styles like the A-line trapeze dress that hung with seeming effortlessness from the shoulders, the antithesis of the pinched waists and molded skirts that had been all the rage after the deprivations of World War II.
After a mandated spell in the torturous French military, Saint Laurent suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed by Dior in 1962. Out of the ashes rose the Age of Yves. With Pierre Bergé, his then-lover who became his lifelong business partner and friend, the designer founded Yves Saint Laurent YSL to encompass prêt-à-porter, or ready-to-wear. In 1966, they opened the first YSL Rive Gauche women’s boutique in Paris, followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. Saint Laurent had given birth to a global brand.
His revolutionary Mondrian mini dress from 1965 is a core element of his fashion biography. It is a prime example of how Saint Laurent, an avid art lover and collector, looked to painters, from Goya to Picasso, Ingres to Matisse, for inspiration.
With its pure lines and hues, Mondrian’s ground-breaking 1935 color-block painting Composition C transmutes beautifully into a dress that is highly valued by collectors of contemporary fashion and widely copied commercially to this day. The design is the epitome of Saint Laurent’s aesthetic, requiring a meticulous hand-piecing of each color block so that, despite the body’s curves, the visual plane is as flat as a canvas when the garment is worn. Mondrian’s purity met its match in Saint Laurent.
“I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style,” Saint Laurent said four years before retiring, in 2002. After a long period of ill health, he died at his home in Paris on June 1, 2008.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Yves Saint Laurent evening dresses, shirts, handbags and other clothing and accessories today on 1stDibs.
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.