Set and Costume Designs for Ballet and Theatre the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Alexander Schouvaloff

ISBN 10: 0856673153 / ISBN 13: 9780856673153

Published by Sotheby,s Publications By Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 1987

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This volume is the fourth in a series of catalogues on the various aspects of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection.Serge Lifar principal dancer and choreographer with the Ballets Russes recalls his first meeting with Bakst and goes on to review the artist's outstanding contribution to 20 century art .In addition to works by Bakst, there are drawings by George Barbier,Alexandre Benois,Erte,Alexandra Exter,Nathalie Gontcharova ,Michael Larionov,Jose de Zamora.Contains extensive lists of exhibtions of theatrical and decorative art by artists in the collection,and concludes with a chronology of each of the artists,a selected bibliography and a general index. Seller Inventory # 001604

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Title: Set and Costume Designs for Ballet and ...

Publisher: Sotheby,s Publications By Philip Wilson Publishers, London

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

During his lifetime the late Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza acquired a collection of over fifty drawings - largely of set and costume designs - reflecting the theatre of the first half of the twentieth century, and particularly the ballet, during what was surely its most exciting and innovative period. Twenty-two of these drawings are by Leon Bakst, perhaps the most famous of all theatrical designers, whose revolutionary designs for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes played such a major part in the impact that company made during the years 1909-1929. In addition to works by Bakst, the collection includes drawings by George Barbier, Alexandre Benois, Erte, Alexandra Exter, Nathalie Gontcharova, Michel Larionov, Jose de Zamora and others.

About the Author:

Alexander Schouvaloff was Director of the Theatre Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.