クリスティーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリスティーズInstagram)「According to The New Yorker, 'interior design as a profession was invented by Elsie de Wolfe'. De Wolfe (also known as Lady Mendl) is captured here by Bernard Boutet de Monvel and Belle Époque high society painter Giovanni Boldini.⠀ .⠀ Born in New York City, de Wolfe transformed the interiors of wealthy clients' homes from dark wood, heavily curtained Victorian palaces into light, intimate spaces featuring fresh colours and feminine, 18th-century French furniture and accessories. She was the nominal author of the influential 1913 book The House in Good Taste, and claimed: 'I opened the doors and windows of America, and let the air and sunshine in.'⠀ .⠀ Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949), 'Portrait de Lady Mendl (1865-1950), née Ella de Wolfe, dite "Elsie"', 1936. Estimate: EUR 40,000-60,000.⠀ .⠀ Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931), 'Portrait d'Ella de Wolfe, dite 'Elsie', plus tard Lady Mendl', 1897. Estimate: EUR 60,000-80,000.⠀ .⠀ 'Commandant Paul-Louis Weiller, Capitaine d'industrie, protecteur des arts' — 15 September, Paris.⠀ .⠀ #art #artist #paris #ladymendl #interiordesign #interiordesigner #belleepoque」9月14日 21時59分