Design for the costume of a buffoon in the ballet Le Soleil de minuit
Costume Design
ca. 1915 (designed)
ca. 1915 (designed)
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A drawing in watercolours and body-colours over black chalk of a design for a costume of a buffoon. A narrow strip of paper added in upper part.
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Title | Design for the costume of a buffoon in the ballet <i>Le Soleil de minuit</i> (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | watercolours and body-colours over black chalk |
Brief description | Design for the costume of a buffoon in the ballet Le Soleil de minuit by Mikhail Larionov; ca. 1915. |
Physical description | A drawing in watercolours and body-colours over black chalk of a design for a costume of a buffoon. A narrow strip of paper added in upper part. |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | M. Larionow (Signed.) |
Object history | This design for the costume of a buffoon was created for the ballet Le Soleil de minuit with music by Rimsky-Korsakov and choreography by Massine which was first produced in Geneva on 20 December 1915. This productions saw not only Massine's début as a choreographer but also the first work of Larionov as a ballet designer, and both were very successful. |
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Bibliographic reference | Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 25, cat. 130.
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Accession number | E.285-1961 |
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Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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