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Russian woman with purple blouse, costume design for 'Le Coq d'Or'
Natalia Goncharova, born 1881 - died 1962 - Enlarge image
Russian woman with purple blouse, costume design for 'Le Coq d'Or'
- Object:
Costume design
- Place of origin:
France (probably, made)
- Date:
ca. 1914 (designed)
- Artist/Maker:
Natalia Goncharova, born 1881 - died 1962 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
pencil and bodycolour on paper
- Museum number:
E.288-1961
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case DT, shelf 20, box B
Physical description
Design for a theatre costume including a flowered skirt, purple top and red hat. Pencil and bodycolour on cardboard.
Place of Origin
France (probably, made)
Date
ca. 1914 (designed)
Artist/maker
Natalia Goncharova, born 1881 - died 1962 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
pencil and bodycolour on paper
Marks and inscriptions
N. Gontcharova
signed in blue watercolour
Dimensions
Height: 428 mm, Width: 273 mm
Object history note
This design is one of ten of Peasant Women, Russian Dancers and Youths in the opera-ballet Le Coq d'Or by Rimsky-Korsakov, first produced at the Théâtre National de l'Opera, Paris, 24 May 1914.
Purchased from the artist in 1961.
Descriptive line
Natalia Gontcharova. Costume design for Le Coq d'Or, ca. 1914.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
John Milner A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia London: Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 2007. ISBN: 978 0 85667 639 0.
Materials
Gouache; Pen and ink; Gold paint; Paper
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Skirt; Peasants; Hats
Categories
Theatre costume; Theatre; Designs; Drawings; Opera; Dance
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
