Helena Rubinstein : the adventure of beauty

Helena Rubinstein : the adventure of beauty

Flammarion | mars 2019
33.25 €
-5% pour les titulaires de la carte avec le retrait en librairie
LIBRAIRIES PARTICIPANTES
Paris VIᵉ, Paris VIIIᵉ, Paris XVIIᵉ, Paris Vᵉ
Versailles, Lyon 2ᵉ, Lyon 6ᵉ...
Voir les disponibilités en librairie
35.00 €
Disponibilité en ligne
Expédié entre 9 et 15 jours

Ce que dit l'éditeur

A daring pioneer in the world of cosmetics, Helena Rubinstein (1872-1965) succeeded in building a commercial empire in just a few years. Leaving behind the Jewish quarter of Krakow, Poland, she emigrated to Australia at age twenty-four. Once there, thanks to a family formula for face cream and her unfaltering determination, Rubinstein proved to be a remarkable businesswoman and laid down the foundation for an international brand. Embracing female emancipation, she saw beauty and body care treatments as a means of giving women both power and freedom. She carefully cultivated her own image to promote her products and revolutionized received ideas about advertising and publicity.

Rubinstein was also a visionary patron of the arts, and built up one of the twentieth century's most significant collections of modern and African art, haute couture, and jewelry. Constantly in search of everything new and proud of her nonconformist tastes, she commissioned up-and-coming, avant-garde architects to furnish her beauty salons and homes.

Helena Rubinstein : The Adventure of Beauty recounts the life and legacy of this exception woman, one of the world's most successful. From Vienna and Melbourne to London, Paris, New York, and Tel Aviv, it traces her fortunes and recounts the origins of the modern beauty revolution.

Résumé

Plus de trois cents documents, objets, vêtements, photos, gravures, ouvrages, peintures, sculptures, tapisseries (notamment des oeuvres de Marc Chagall, Michel Kikoïne, Sarah Lipska, Louis­ Marcoussis, Elie Nadelman ou Maurice Utrillo) provenant de sa collection personnelle, retracent le parcours de ­celle que Jean ­Cocteau nommait "l’impératrice de la beauté". ©Electre 2024

Caractéristiques

Éditeur(s)
Date de parution
20 mars 2019
Collection(s)
Catalogues d'exposition
Rayon
Arts décoratifs
Contributeur(s)
Michèle Fitoussi (Directeur de publication), Paul Salmona (Préfacier), Danielle Spera (Préfacier), Elisabeth Sandager (Préfacier)
EAN
9782080204028
Nombre de pages
254 pages
Reliure
Relié
Dimensions
28.0 cm x 20.0 cm x 2.6 cm
Poids
1190 g