"Cup Nouveau" Emilie Floge | Cupfull Collection 8x8 Original Oil (framed)

The Cupfull Collection is here! During July I participated in an Instagram painting challenge with cups inspired by a female artist or designer. It was fun to learn about each creative woman and create a cup inspired by their contribution to art and design.

Day 7/8: This cup is inspired by Austrian fashion designer Emilie Flöge (1874-1952). Although Flöge may be better known as a muse and close friend of artist Gustav Klimt, she was also an accomplished seamstress and businesswoman. After winning a dressmaking competition, she opened a fashion boutique, Schwestern Flöge (Flöge Sisters) with two of her sisters in Vienna. Her loose-fitting, colorfully patterned designs were quite the contrast to the corseted dresses of the time. I added a bit of gold foil…a nod to the use of the metallic influences in her design and in Klimt’s art nouveau portraits.

“Cup Nouveau” is an original 8”x8” oil painting on a canvas panel. This piece is signed on the front. The painting is wired and framed. It comes with a certificate of authenticity.

©Sharon Sudduth