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Drawing

ca.1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for the costume of Orestes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Indian ink, wash, gouache and gold paint
Brief description
Design (one of three) for the costume of Orestes in the ballet 'Elektra', produced by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26 March 1963. Drawing in indian ink, wash, gouache and gold paint by Arthur Boyd.
Physical description
Design for the costume of Orestes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.5cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Arthur Boyd' (Signed in pencil)
  • (Inscribed with name of ballet and role)
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Historical context
The ballet Elektra was first produced by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 26 March 1963, with choreography by Robert Helpmann and music by Malcolm Arnold.
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.990-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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