{"product_id":"15715-chanel-coco-meyer-baron-adolph-de-original-proof-portrait-photograph","title":"[Chanel, Coco. (1883–1971)] Meyer, Baron Adolph de. (1868–1946) Original Proof Portrait Photograph","description":"An original ca. 1923 portrait of the great fashion designer by photographer Baron Adolph de Meyer in proof format, likely for publication in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Chanel is shown in an elegant fur coat and pearls, with a quotation below: \"To my mind, simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance... A really well-dressed woman in her afternoon clothes should be able to pass through a motley crowd unnoticed, but should create a mild sensation on entering a drawing-room among the knowing élite.\" Dated at the lower right: \"Feb. 23.\" Some wear, creases, and discoloration from tape mounting to the edges; otherwise overall in fine condition. 11 x 14.25 inches (28 x 36 cm).\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFamously eccentric, the self-crowned \"Baron\" Adolph de Meyer ushered in a new era of fashion photography with his dreamy, evocative portraits. He shaped the aesthetic of \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he worked in New York in the 1910's–1920's, before being wooed away to \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar \u003c\/i\u003eby William Randolph Hearst in 1922.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093594001567,"sku":"15715","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Chanel_2C_Coco_Meyer_2C_Baron_Adolph_de_photograph_15715a.jpg?v=1722189059","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15715-chanel-coco-meyer-baron-adolph-de-original-proof-portrait-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}