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Design for the costume of a buffoon in the ballet Le Soleil de minuit

Costume Design
ca. 1915 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Larionov (artist)
Place of origin
France (designed)

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.


Object details

Categories
Theatre Costume
Dance
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitleDesign 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
Drawing
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.4cm
  • Length: 25.8cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 25, cat. 130.
Production typeUnique
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.
Subject depicted
Costume
Bibliographic reference
Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 25, cat. 130.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.285-1961

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
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