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La Belle Epoque

La Belle Époque

Julian, Philippe, and Diana Vreeland

1982

48 pages

26 illustrations

8 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Philippe Julian

Diana Vreeland

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Caroline Otéro, Liane de Pugy, and Jean Lorrain, from Monte Carlo, 2nd Serie, Georges Goursat [Sem] French, Color lithograph — Caroline Otéro, Liane de Pugy, and Jean Lorrain, from Monte Carlo, 2nd Serie
Georges Goursat [Sem]
ca. 1910

Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912, Léon Bakst Russian, born present day Belarus, Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite — Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912
Léon Bakst
Dated 1922

Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956), Giovanni Boldini Italian, Oil on canvas — Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956)
Giovanni Boldini
1906

Mais non, Mademoiselle (Cléo de Mérode), from Monte Carlo, 2nd Serie, Georges Goursat [Sem] French, Color lithograph — Mais non, Mademoiselle (Cléo de Mérode), from Monte Carlo, 2nd Serie
Georges Goursat [Sem]
ca. 1910

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Jullian, Philippe, and Diana Vreeland. 1982. La Belle Epoque: An Essay. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.