Visionaire #23

The Emperor's New Clothes

photographs by Karl Lagerfeld 

Limited edition.  New York:  Visionaire Publishing, 1997  

Boxed folio is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Ribbon-tied portfolio is mostly clean, with chocolate-brown sueded front & back boards and silver lettering.  , 
• Boards show a few smudges.  Corners are sharp.  
• Laid into the box is the Visionaire flier advertising subscriptions.
• Illustrations, 42 loose photographic plates printed on card stock, are bright and clear. 
• A few plates have light wear to outer corners.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.  See photos. 
• Blond wood painter's box has gray and white label with gilt title and ornament, gold tone hinges and clasps,  leather carrying handle on right side.  A little soil at bottom side.  See photos.
• PS2025.1022

42 plates. 11.5 x 14 inches

A Very Good Plus copy of this issue of Visionaire, the print publication of Visionaire.  Established in 1991 with its roots in limited edition publishing, Visionaire has expanded into an experiential agency, collaborating with artists, influencers, and Fortune 500 companies through the lens of art, fashion, and contemporary culture.  Limited edition, wood painter's box houses 42 plates sandwiched between chocolate flocked boards and tied with satin ribbon.  A little soil to the bottom panel of the box, and slight softening of the upper corner of a few plates.  A Very Good Plus copy indeed.  

The plates are sepia-toned reproductions of nude photographs by Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019), the German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director.  The subjects include supermodels Amber Valletta, Linda Evangelista, and Karen Elson, actors Rupert Everett, Julie Delpy, and Demi Moore, industrial designer Marc Newson, and New York City Ballet’s principle dancer Nikolaj Hubbe. 

From Art in America:  “Considered a must-have accessory among the fashion set, Visionaire is a visually seductive, text-free publication that melds fashion and art.”

Limited edition.  This is copy #1932/5000.

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