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Le Géneral

Costume Design
1932 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Simon Lissim (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

A drawing of a design of a costume for a general.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
Titles
  • Le Géneral (assigned by artist)
  • La Prochaine (series title)
Materials and techniques
body-colours and gold paint
Pencil
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Simon Lissim. Le Géneral in "La Prochaine" by A. P. Antoine, produced at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris. Dated 1932.
Physical description
A drawing of a design of a costume for a general.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61.7cm
  • Length: 46.2cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 42, cat 159.
Production typeUnique
Object history
This is a costume design for A. P. Antoine's play La Prochaine?, produced at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris in 1932.
Purchased from the artist in 1938.
Subjects depicted
Costume
General
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 42, cat 159.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3047-1938

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O192291/le-géneral-costume-design-simon-lissim/
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