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Design for the back-cloth of Act I of the Opera-Ballet 'Le Coq d'Or'

Design
ca. 1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Goncharova, Natalia (artist)

Natalia Goncharova; design for the back-cloth of Act I of the Opera-Ballet 'Le Coq d'Or', 1914

Object details

Object type
Design
TitleDesign for the back-cloth of Act I of the Opera-Ballet 'Le Coq d'Or' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour on card
Brief description
Natalia Goncharova; design for the back-cloth of Act I of the Opera-Ballet 'Le Coq d'Or', 1914
Dimensions
  • Image height: 534mm (Note: Dimension from catalogue)
  • Image width: 736mm (Note: Dimension from catalogue)
  • Object height: 565mm
  • Object width: 783mm
Marks and inscriptions
N. Gontcharova (Signed)
Object history
This was one of the many versions of the back-cloth created by Goncharova for Diaghilev's production of the opera-ballet 'Le Coq d'Or'. With music by Rimsky-Korsakov and choreography by Fokine, it was first shown at the Paris Opera on 21 May 1914, with Tamara Karsavina as the Shemakhan tsaritsa.
Bibliographic references
  • Sjeng Scheijen, ed. Working for Diaghilev. Schoyten, 2004. 271 p.: ill (some col.)
  • Alla Rosenfeld et al. A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and danceJapan: Art Impressions Inc., 2007. 248p.
  • 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.287-1961

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2007
Record URL
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