Rating and value of works, fashion drawings, paintings by Georges Barbier

If you own a work by Georges Barbier, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your property, we will guide you towards the best possible means of obtaining the optimum price. The price of a fashion design can vary according to the year, the collection concerned, or the creation in question.

Rating and value of a work by Georges Barbier  

Georges Barbier's drawings and works are haute couture treasures and objets d'art that bear witness to the designer's talent and the history of fashion. The price at which they sell on the art and auction markets ranges from €10 to €94,720, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to your drawings. In 2023, an ink drawing of Ida Rubinstein dating from 1910 sold for €94,720, exceeding the high estimate by over 1,400%.

Order of value from classic to most popular design

Reasons to sell a Georges Barbier fashion design or creation   

A fashion drawing is a testimony to the history of a fashion house, and is part of the evolution of stylistic creation. They are rare pieces, at the origin of collections that have often marked the history of fashion. For a couturier, the drawing is often the starting point of the creation; the artist's vision is put down on paper for the first time. It allows the genius to take shape and be visualized, so that the garment can be born. These works in their own right are highly prized at auction and sought after by many collectors.

Georges Barbier, icon of fashion illustrators

Georges Barbier (1882 - 1932) was a painter, fashion designer and illustrator. He was born into a modest family on rue de la Contrescarpe in Nantes.

He moved to Paris after high school, where he studied with Jean Paul Laurens at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He enjoyed early success, exhibiting at the Salon des Humoristes in 1910 and at Galerie Boutet de Monvel.

He soon became a regular at the Salon des artistes décorateurs. From 1912, he worked for various newspapers and fashion magazines, for which he produced illustrations.

He takes over the management of Journal des dames et des modes, for which he provides illustrations and drawings as well as texts. Like Erté, he also worked for Vogue France.

Georges Barbier also creates sets for cinema and theater, and illustrates advertising catalogs, especially for the Romantic poets De Musset, Baudelaire, Verlaine and Théophile Gautier.

He produced a major work in five volumes: Almanach des modes présentes, passées et futures en cinq volumes.

His work is heavily influenced by Léon Bakst, but also by the style and iconography of Greek vases.

Georges Barbier's mark on fashion history

Georges Barbier leaves a colossal legacy in fashion history. He had a considerable influence on the fashion press of the 20th century. 

The success of Georges Barbier's works at auction 

In recent years, haute couture has experienced a golden age it has rarely known. Georges Barbier's designs are particularly representative of this appeal. World-famous today, he exerted a considerable influence on twentieth-century fashion. The artist's hand-drawn designs bear witness to his unique stylistic identity and elegance, and allow fashion enthusiasts and collectors to plunge once again into the refined, elegant world of the French designer.

Recognizing an original fashion design

A fashion drawing is a work of art in its own right. Some of them are signed, making it possible to identify the designer. It is also possible to identify an original by comparison with the designer's other works. The designer sometimes signed his works under the pseudonym "Edward W. Larry".

Know the value of your design

If you happen to own a work by Geroges Barbier, or think you might, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and chartered auctioneers will contact you promptly with an estimate of your bag's market value, and will provide you with all the relevant information. If you wish to sell your bag, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.