Palm Beach Modern Auctions
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LUXE: Fine Art & Branded Luxury, Summer 2020

Thu, Aug 20, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 140

Michaele Vollbracht Liz Taylor Fashion Drawing & 3 Photos

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
"When people say: She's got everything. I've only one answer: I haven't had tomorrow." - Elizabeth Taylor

Drawing depicts a design created by Michaele Vollbracht for Elizabeth Taylor, and is accompanied by a photo of her wearing the dress and two smaller images of the dress layed flat. Photo is inscribed "Photo by Stephanie Rancon, NYC Roseland, 1981." Provenance: Michaele Vollbracht | Private Collection, Palm Beach, FL.

Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018) was an artist and fashion designer working both under his own name and for other designers, notably Bill Blass Limited, Geoffrey Beene and Donald Brooks. Vollbracht was the designer of Bloomingdale's famous Face Bag, and recipient of the 1980 Coty Award. His artwork has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Smithsonian Institution and is included in many private collections, among them former President Gerald Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Elizabeth Taylor, and Paloma Picasso. {source: Wikipedia}

Designer/Artist; Manufacturer: drawing: Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018); photo: Stephanie Rancon
Markings/Notes: drawing signed
Country of Origin & Materials: American; cardstock, photograph
Dimensions (H,W,D): largest: 14"h, 11"w

Condition

very good, minor wear and creasing to edges/corners