André Derain (French, 1880-1954) Costume Design for the Lupercalian Priest in Fastes, c. 1933 Unsigned. Ink on paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (21.0 x 13.5 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Small tear to top edge, toning, affixed at upper corners to Mylar sheet, with three thumbnail sketches of stage sets on the reverse. Literature: Les Ballets 1933, Brighton (England): Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery & Museums, 1987 (exhibition catalog, ill. p. 67). N.B. Fastes, Les Ballets 1933, book, scenery, and costumes by André Derain choreographer George Balanchine, music by Henri Sauguet, world premiere: 10 June 1933, Les Ballets 1933, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. The ballet Fastes, celebrating an ancient Roman festival, was conceived and designed by André Derain for Les Ballets 1933. It is said that Derain was inspired by the detail of Etruscan tomb decoration and the hot, luminous air of the Mediterranean. (1) The costume design at hand shows the priest wearing a mask depicting the three ages of man. The costume included a white loincloth and a garnet red belt and wristbands, as reported in Vogue Paris, July 1933. (2) 1.http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/HistoryAndCollections/collectionsthemes/performancegallery/people/Pages/lesballets.aspx 2. Les Ballets 1933 (Brighton, England: The Royal Pavilion Art Gallery & Museums, 1987), p. 66.
André Derain (French, 1880-1954) Costume Design for the Lupercalian Priest in Fastes, c. 1933 Unsigned. Ink on paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (21.0 x 13.5 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Small tear to top edge, toning, affixed at upper corners to Mylar sheet, with three thumbnail sketches of stage sets on the reverse. Literature: Les Ballets 1933, Brighton (England): Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery & Museums, 1987 (exhibition catalog, ill. p. 67). N.B. Fastes, Les Ballets 1933, book, scenery, and costumes by André Derain choreographer George Balanchine, music by Henri Sauguet, world premiere: 10 June 1933, Les Ballets 1933, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. The ballet Fastes, celebrating an ancient Roman festival, was conceived and designed by André Derain for Les Ballets 1933. It is said that Derain was inspired by the detail of Etruscan tomb decoration and the hot, luminous air of the Mediterranean. (1) The costume design at hand shows the priest wearing a mask depicting the three ages of man. The costume included a white loincloth and a garnet red belt and wristbands, as reported in Vogue Paris, July 1933. (2) 1.http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/HistoryAndCollections/collectionsthemes/performancegallery/people/Pages/lesballets.aspx 2. Les Ballets 1933 (Brighton, England: The Royal Pavilion Art Gallery & Museums, 1987), p. 66.
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