Madame Gres. The Archive Collection

London. Christie's. Thursday 17 September 1998 Wrappers. 90 pages. List of prices realised loosely inserted. 98 lots, all illustrated, mainly in colour. 270 x 210mm (10¾ x 8¼"). 0.4kg. . English. Fine.

The auction catalogue for the sale of Madame Gres' personal collection of evening gowns. 98 dresses are offered, many with Gres' trademark diaphanous pleating. The dresses are predominantly from the 1950s to 1970s. Hubert de Givenchy and the Duchesse d'Orleans provide short tributes.