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Design for the costume of a Peasant Woman in 'Le Soleil de minuit'

Design
1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Larionov, Mikhail Fyodorovich (artist)

Design for the costume of a Peasant Woman in 'Le Soleil de minuit' by Larionov.


Object details

Object type
Design
TitleDesign for the costume of a Peasant Woman in 'Le Soleil de minuit' (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache with tinfoil
Gouache
Pen and Ink
Gold Paint
Paper
Brief description
Design for the costume of a Peasant Woman in 'Le Soleil de minuit' by Larionov.
Dimensions
  • Height: 428mm
  • Width: 273mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • M. Larionov (Signed)
  • (Inscribed in Russian.)
Historical context
'Le Soleil de minuit' with music by Rimsky-Korsakov and choreography by Massine was first produced in Geneva on 20 December 1915. This production saw not only Massine's Debut as a choreographer but also the first work of Larionov as a ballet designer, and both were very successful.
Subject depicted
Ballet
Bibliographic references
  • Sjeng Scheijen, ed. Working for Diaghilev. Schoyten, 2004. 271 p.: ill (some col.)
  • Ralf Beil, ed. Russland 1900. Kunst und Kultur im Reich des letzten Zaren [In the Empire of the last Tsar. Russia around 1900] Darmstadt: iNSTITUT Mathildehohe Darmstadt, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-8321-9010-1.
  • Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.111-1961

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Record createdMay 9, 2007
Record URL
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