Saturday 6 January 2018

Art in the Christian Dior exhibition


This is the end of the Christian Dior exhibition in Paris (Musée des Arts Décoratifs – “Christian Dior, Couturier du rêve”) to celebrate the 70 years since the creation of the Maison Dior Couture.

Portrait of Christian Dior by Bernard Buffet

It featured dresses created by Christian Dior and the creative directors who followed since: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons et very recently Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Early in the exhibition, there was a room with art from Dior’s time.


Buste de Femme Rétrospectif (Painted bronze and mixed media) – Salvador Dali 

The three Poets (A.Salmon, G. Appollinaire, M. Jacob) – Oil on canvas by Louis Marcoussis


Perpetual Motive (Metronome and photo collage) by Man Ray



Femme (Bronze) by Alberto Giacometti


Objet Désagréables à jeter (Patinated bronze) by Alberto Giacometti


Solitude (Oil and pastel on canvas) by Mario Tozzi


Portrait of Emiliano Terry (Oil on wood) by Salvador Dali


Imaginary landscape (Ink and gouache) by Eugene Berman


Maquette de la maison en colimaçon (Painted cork, wood, sandpaper) by Emilio Terry y Sánchez


The exhibition cleverly mixed the art of the dresses with pieces of art that influenced their creators. 




LU-LEE-SAN – Gazar origami cocktail dress, by Christian Dior – John Galliano


SUZARKA-SAN – Embroidered and painted linen coat, by Christian Dior – John Galliano


La Carmencita – Oil on canvas by John Singer Sargent


The artist’s garden at Giverny (Oil on canvas) by Claude Monet


Printed faille bustier cocktail dress – by Yves Saint Laurent (circa 1960)


Rose dans un coupe – Oil on canvas by Henri Fantin=Latour


Jardin Fleuri – Christian Dior – Maria Grazia Chiuri (2017)




Portrait of Madame de Bonnières (Oil on canvas) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir





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