Photographs of the Countess Greffulhe
- By The Museum at FIT
- In Photograph
- Tagged with 1887 1896 Countess Greffulhe lily Nadar Otto Worth
- On 28 Oct | '2016
Palais Galleria, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
© Eric Emo/Galliera/Roger-Viollet.
Exposed to the crowd at the opera, the Countess Greffulhe experienced a feeling of triumph. As she once wrote to Robert de Montesquiou, “I don’t think that there is any pleasure in the world comparable to that of a woman who feels that she is being looked at by everybody. . . . How can one live when one can no longer provoke this great anonymous caress, after having known and tasted it?” Photography was another way of presenting herself to the gaze of others.
Palais Galliera, Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris.
© Otto/Galliera/Roger-Viollet.
© Eric Emo/Galliera/Roger-Viollet.
In this photograph, The Countess Greffulhe poses almost completely concealed by a voluminous evening cape, perhaps the same chinchilla cape that she loaned to Robert de Montesquiou for his portrait by Whistler. She later complained that the cape was never returned by his companion, Yturri.
Palais Galleria, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
© Otto/Galliera/Roger-Viollet.
Proust’s Muse Symposium
- By The Museum at FIT
- Tagged with Countess Greffulhe event
- On 11 Oct | '2016
There will be a lunch break from 1 to 2 pm, resuming with a lecture by Caroline Weber on the Countess Greffulhe and the costume balls of fin‑de‑siècle Paris, followed by five more exciting talks on fashion, art, literature, and dance in Paris, concluding with a look at the influence of the Countess Greffulhe on contemporary fashion. Finally, from 5:15 to 6 pm there will be a live concert with music inspired by Proust’s Muse, the Countess Greffulhe.
For more details and to register for this FREE event, please visit our website.