Item Description:

"It's not the having, it's the getting." - Elizabeth Taylor

Drawing depicts a design created by Michaele Vollbracht for Elizabeth Taylor, and is accompanied by a photo of her wearing the dress. Photo is inscribed "Photo by Peter Fisher, London, 1981."

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}

Condition:

very good, minor wear and creasing to edges/corners

Medium:

American; cardstock, photograph

Signature:

signed by Michaele Vollbracht, marking(s); 1981

Provenance:

Provenance: Michaele Vollbracht | Private Collection, Palm Beach, FL.

Dimensions:

drawing: 14"h, 11"w; photo: 11"h, 14"w

About The Artist:

drawing: Michaele Vollbracht (1947-2018); photo: Peter Fisher