Palm Beach Modern Auctions
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Urban Culture, Pop & Contemporary Art

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 11:00AM EST
Lot 700

Michaele Vollbracht Mixed Media Collage

Estimate: $400 - $800

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Work is titled "Fairy Tale," and is a three-dimensional collage using imagery from the 1939 "Wizard of Oz" movie. Gallery label to reverse: Art at the Plaza, Belleair, Florida. Provenance: The Estate of Michaele Vollbracht, Safety Harbor, Florida. 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 & Manufacturer: Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018)
Markings: signed
Country of Origin & Materials: American; paper, cork, balsa wood, matchboxes
Dimensions(H,W,D): 12.5"h, 12.75"w, 1"d

Condition

good, handling wear, crimps to corners, bends and creasing, a few stains