Irene 1956
Irene’s portrait was taken in one of the interiors she used for her seasonal collections.
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About Irene
Irene is my grand-aunt, and admired for her work in women's fashion and Hollywood costume design. Her talent as a successful clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her long career as a costume designer for many great films in Hollywood.. until her sudden death in 1962. I hope you enjoy your visit.. ~ Karlyn
Great photo of Irene. I recognize the portrait in the back of her too. It’s a huge, monster of a picture that’s been in the family since. Thank you for sharing Thomas!
Hi Karlyn: Here’s some additional information on Irene’s painting, since I majored in art history at USC, found it immediately:
Agnolo Bronzino, Portrait of a Young Man
Agnolo Bronzino represents anoher pole of mannerist painting in Florence. While the mannerists stressed human striving and emotion, Bronzino developed a new and colder style. He also reintroduced the older Renaissance concept of harmony and symmetry in his paintings; whereas early mannerst paintings strove to unbalance the figures and geometry in a painting, Bronzino sought to foreground this balance and symmetry as one of the primary objects of the painting. While his “Venus Disarming Cupid” is his most famous painting for its rigid symmetry and its chilling eroticism, the “Portrait of a Young Man” is equally famous as a portrait. The figure itself is emotionless to the point of not being human, but it occupies a highly ordered and balanced space of which it is a part.
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