On Red Heels pl 02
1929
Gerda Wegener captures a moment of high-society panic in this charming illustration, where a fashionable woman chases a mischievous monkey. Dressed in a billowing white gown with pink ribbons and striking red high heels—the namesake of the collection 'Sur talons rouges' (On Red Heels)—she reaches out from an ornate balcony as the primate swings away into the trees. The text at the bottom, 'La Fuite du Sapajou,' translates to 'The Flight of the Capuchin Monkey,' hinting at the playful narrative. Wegener, a celebrated illustrator in 1920s Paris and the wife of Lili Elbe (immortalized in *The Danish Girl*), was known for her chic, often risqué depictions of modern women that blended Art Nouveau elegance with modern wit.
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