erin-reid-a-mixed-media-collage-inspired-by-sarah-bernhardt
Lot 3196
Erin Reid, A Mixed Media Collage Inspired by Sarah Bernhardt
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Created by Erin Reid, 1983, and titled Souvenir de Sarah Bernhardt per paper card en verso, a field of silk and black net with metallic thread embellished with beads, faux jewels, feathers, lace, a mink and other accoutrements fashionable at the time, surround a papier mache mask of Sarah Berhardt (French, 1844-1923).

Approximate 15 in at the top to 39 in.

From the Estate of the late Christian E. Yetter, Raleigh, North Carolina

Sarah Bernhardt was noted for her opulent costumes both on stage and off, designed by the most famous of the Paris fashion icons.

Fracturing to the right and left side; many of the items with wear associated with vintage age.