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Costume Design

1934 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Truncated female figure on pale blue background to right, wearing a short sleeveless ballet dress, the skirt open at the front, the bodice diagonally split with the left side pale pink left side and the right black decorated with coral from the side; the left side of the skirt is coral coloured at the side and the front is black decorated with coral, the right side is pale pink with a white front edge; around the neck is an entwined necklace in white, black and coral; on the hair is the suggestion of a palest pink headdress. In the background to the right is a truncated grey male figure wearing a lake brown leotard with low cut square neck and grey tights with lake brown markings. To the right colour samples. Gouache on black art board.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gouache on black artists board
Brief description
Costume designs by Jean Lurcat for a male and female dancer in George Balanchine's ballet Serenade, produced School of American Ballet, 1934.
Physical description
Truncated female figure on pale blue background to right, wearing a short sleeveless ballet dress, the skirt open at the front, the bodice diagonally split with the left side pale pink left side and the right black decorated with coral from the side; the left side of the skirt is coral coloured at the side and the front is black decorated with coral, the right side is pale pink with a white front edge; around the neck is an entwined necklace in white, black and coral; on the hair is the suggestion of a palest pink headdress. In the background to the right is a truncated grey male figure wearing a lake brown leotard with low cut square neck and grey tights with lake brown markings. To the right colour samples. Gouache on black art board.
Dimensions
  • Height: 219mm
  • Width: 282mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Costume design for SERENADE / by Jean Lurcat' (Label; Reverse left hand corner; Typewriting; Unknown)
Credit line
Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history
The design came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest and was possibly acquired by him as possible illustration in his various publications.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.277-2000

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Record createdDecember 29, 2000
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