Roan Stallion
1945
Materials
silk
House / label
Gilbert Adrian
Collection
1945
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · C.I.45.94
Behind the design
Adrian painted the rearing horse directly onto this silk evening dress. The Met contrasts that method with his usual practice of drawing on a muslin toile before translating lines into intricate fabric insets. The large figurative image makes the entire length of the gown function as a painted surface.
