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ORIGINAL Pencil Drawing 12 X 8 on WHITE Paper of BALLERINA by Ewa Gawlik. - Etsy
ORIGINAL pencil drawing 12 x 8 on WHITE paper of by EwaGawlik
Margaine-Lacroix and the dresses that shocked Paris
The year 1908 marked the true turning point in fashion, when the stiffly corseted, heavy-bosomed ideal of the Fin-de-Siècle, with its attendant bulk of rustling underwear, finally became demodé, and the slender new twentieth century silhouette was launched. Margaine-Lacroix’s important rôle in bringing about this great fashion change, has long since been forgotten, in part due to the attention today accorded to Paul Poiret and the influence of the Ballets Russes. (text from RBKC Libraries bl...
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Portrait de Catherine Worlée, Princesse de Talleyrand-Périgord, par François Gérard, vers 1804-1805.
I love this illustration-it's full of movement and it captures the beauty and elegance of the horse so well.
'Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849'
'Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849' - National Maritime Museum
PHOTOS: Banksy's Ridiculously Cool Street Graffiti
Check out some of the street artwork by Banksy. This mysterious artist was nominated last year for an Academy Award for his documentary, "Exit Through the Gift Shop."
Man Creates Mind Blowing Graffiti Art in Under a Minute | Spirit Science
French Dancers Silhouette Art Print Romance D' Automne Giclee - Etsy
Romance D'Automne - digital collage by ©Wendy Paula Patterson (CafeBaudelaire) via Etsy