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"Legendary Parties 1922-1972" 1987 FAUCIGNY-LUCINGE, Jean-Louis

$975
£736.38
€862.13
CA$1,385.20
A$1,409.26
CHF 807.65
MX$16,968.35
NOK 9,439.89
SEK 9,481.32
DKK 6,445.19

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FAUCIGNY-LUCINGE, Jean-Louis [128] pp. Introduction by Mrs. Vincent Astor The Vendome Press 1987 13 7/8" x 10 3/4" A classic book documenting the legendary parties held in Europe during the middle half of the twentieth century. These masked balls gathered together the elite of society and are still being talked about today. Faucigny-Lucinge guides us through a selection of the grandest parties with the aid of many never-before-published photographs taken by the likes of Man Ray, Horst , Hoyningen-Huene and Beaton. The parties include the Louis XIV ball, the Proust Ball, the White Ball, the Oriental Ball and the Surrealist Ball. The hosts include Etienne and Edith de Beaumont, Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, Carlos de Beistegui, Baron Alexis de Rede, the Rothschilds and the author himself. The hosts and attendees employed the creative talents of the great artists of the time, amongst them Picasso, Berard, Cocteau, Chanel, Poiret, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Balanchine and Lifar.
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    Height: 13.88 in (35.26 cm)Width: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bristol, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 276091stDibs: LU1260114612652

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