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Drawing

1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Benois, Alexandre (designer)

Design for a stage setting..


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Theatre
Music
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Ink, india ink, watercolour and gouache
Ink
India Ink
Gouache
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Design for the stage setting for Act II of the ballet 'Giselle', with music by Adolphe Adam, produced at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris, May, 1949. Drawing by Alexandre Benois, 1948.
Physical description
Design for a stage setting..
Dimensions
  • Height: 37cm
  • Length: 54cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 10, cat. 18.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Alexandre Benois XII 1948' (Signed and dated in red chalk)
  • 'Alexandre Benois, Giselle Acte II' (Signed and inscribed in pen and indian ink)
  • 'pour l'Opéra à Paris 1949 (?) 1954 fer.' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Object history
This design was made for the production of Giselle at the Paris Opera and was used there from May 1949 and 1954.
Subject depicted
Stage
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 10, cat. 18.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.15-1962

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
Record URL
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