Danaë

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A woman tilts her head to the side while her red cape swirls spectacularly in the wind

Danaë.
Evening cape by Paul Poiret.

(Plate 47.)

Artist

Name:: Martin, Charles
Dates:: 1884-1934
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, The Internet Archive

Periodical

Title:: Gazette du bon ton, vol. 2
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Paris: Éditions Lucien Vogel, 1914

Description:

A female figure, stylized in a manner reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, tilts her head to the side while her red cape swirls spectacularly in the wind.

The caption reads in the original French: Danaé—Cape du soir de Paul Poiret.

This volume of collected issues is dated 1914 on the title page, but the colophon of the last issue says “Printed on June 15, 1915.”

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{{cite web | title=Danaë | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/danae-martin/ | author=Martin, Charles | year=1914 | access-date=May 6, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}