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Fabrizio Clerici Costume Drawings
Fabrizio Clerici Costume Drawings

Fabrizio Clerici Costume Drawings

By Fabrizio Clerici

Located in New York, NY

Two costume drawings for a production of "L'Incoronazione du Poppea."

Category

20th Century Italian Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 1860s
Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 1860s

Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 1860s

Located in Roma, IT

Theatrical Costume is an original watercolour realized by an unknown artist in 1860s. Good condition, so signature. Included a white cardboard passpartout (34x49 cm).

Category

1860s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 19th Century

Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Theatrical costume is a beautiful pencil drawing on brown-colored paper, realized during the XIX century by an artist.

Category

19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis

BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis

By Miles White

Located in New York, NY

This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera.

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Theatrical Costumes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

Theatrical Costumes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Some minor folds, otherwise ver good condition.

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Theatrical Costume - Drawing by Eugène Berman - 20th Century

Theatrical Costume - Drawing by Eugène Berman - 20th Century

By Eugène Berman 1

Located in Roma, IT

Theatrical Costume is an original drawing in watercolor and pencil on paper, glued on cardboard, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, hand-signed.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Male Dancer (w color) figure leotard costume, drawing archival Arches
Male Dancer (w color) figure leotard costume, drawing archival Arches

Male Dancer (w color) figure leotard costume, drawing archival Arches

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, and printmaking. She is also a curator, gallerist, educator and arts advocate. Ms....

Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper

Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’

Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’

Located in Amsterdam, NL

In 1749 Etienne Fessard published Viens’s engravings after his designs in a series entitled ‘Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque’. The present two drawings are preparatory drawings for t...

Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre
Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre

By Anton Refregier

Located in New York, NY

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre Anton Refregier (1905-1979 Costume, 1931 Pencil, crayon, and silver paint on paper 17 x 13 ¾ inches...

Category

1940s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Pencil, Paint, Paper, Crayon

Costume Party - Original Pencil Drawing - 1836

Costume Party - Original Pencil Drawing - 1836

Located in Roma, IT

Costume Party is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by a French anonymous artist in 1836.

Category

1830s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

King's Courtier Costume, Original Pencil Drawing
King's Courtier Costume, Original Pencil Drawing

King's Courtier Costume, Original Pencil Drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE King's Courtier Costume Original Carbon Pencil Drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 cm (c. 15 x 10 in) Excellent condition Info...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Cinderella Costume - Original signed drawing and watercolor
Cinderella Costume - Original signed drawing and watercolor

Cinderella Costume - Original signed drawing and watercolor

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Cinderella Costume Original carbon pencil and gouache drawing on vellum Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 31 x 24 (c. 12 x 9.4 in) Very good c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Carbon Pencil

Musketeer Costume - Original  Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Musketeer Costume - Original  Ink and Watercolor Drawing

Musketeer Costume - Original Ink and Watercolor Drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Musketeer Costume Original Carbon Pencil And Gouache Drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 31.5 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 9.4 in) Excellent condit...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Gouache

Pénélope : Greek Woman's costume - Original watercolor drawing
Pénélope : Greek Woman's costume - Original watercolor drawing

Pénélope : Greek Woman's costume - Original watercolor drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Pénélope : Greek Woman's costume Original India ink and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 30.5 x 24 (c. 12 x 9 in) Very goo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Philosopher: Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing
Philosopher: Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing

Philosopher: Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Philosopher : Antique Greek costume Original Carbon Pencil Drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 cm (c. 15 x 10 in) Excellent con...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Eurydice : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing
Eurydice : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing

Eurydice : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Eurydice : Antique Greek costume Original India ink and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 (c. 15 x 10 in) Sample o...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Alfredo Edel - 1895
Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Alfredo Edel - 1895

Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Alfredo Edel - 1895

By Alfredo Edel

Located in Roma, IT

Theatrical Costume is an original pencil, pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895.

Category

1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor

Sketches for Theatrical Costumes - Original Pencil Drawing - 1880

Sketches for Theatrical Costumes - Original Pencil Drawing - 1880

Located in Roma, IT

Sketches for theatrical costumes is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized an Anonymous Artist in 1880ca.

Category

1880s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

French 18th Century Costume Figures Brown Ink Fashion Drawing
French 18th Century Costume Figures Brown Ink Fashion Drawing

French 18th Century Costume Figures Brown Ink Fashion Drawing

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: A finely executed mid 20th century brown ink drawing by Bernard Labbe, depicting two elegant figures dressed in 18th century French costume.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

French 18th Century Costume Figures Ink Drawing Fashion Study
French 18th Century Costume Figures Ink Drawing Fashion Study

French 18th Century Costume Figures Ink Drawing Fashion Study

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: A finely executed mid 20th century ink drawing by Bernard Labbe, depicting two elegant figures dressed in 18th century French costume.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Roman man : Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing
Roman man : Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing

Roman man : Antique Greek costume - Original Pencil Drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Roman man : Antique Greek costume Original Carbon Pencil Drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 cm (c. 15 x 10 in) Excellent condi...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Blue dress : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing
Blue dress : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing

Blue dress : Antique Greek costume - Original watercolor drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Blue dress : Antique Greek Costume Original India ink and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 (c. 15 x 10 in) Very ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

French Fashion Costume Design Lady Purple Dress Watercolour Drawing
French Fashion Costume Design Lady Purple Dress Watercolour Drawing

French Fashion Costume Design Lady Purple Dress Watercolour Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: A charming 20th century French School watercolour and pencil costume or fashion design drawing, depicting an elegant female figure in a flowing purple dress.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Original Costume Sketch
Vintage Original Costume Sketch

Vintage Original Costume Sketch

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This exceptional original costume illustration by the distinguished American designer Lloyd Evans captures the vibrant theatrical energy of the 1970s. Created for the iconic opera do...

Category

Late 20th Century American Other Drawings

Materials

Glass, Paper

Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1950s
Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1950s

Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1950s

By Eugène Berman 1

Located in Roma, IT

Theatrical Costum is an original monogramm drawing in pencil, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, hand-signed. Image Dimension: 35 x 25 cm Image Dimensions: 22.5 x 8.3 c...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Paul COLIN (1892 – 1986), cubist composition
Paul COLIN (1892 – 1986), cubist composition

Paul COLIN (1892 – 1986), cubist composition

By Paul Colin

Located in Paris, FR

Colin later expanded his work into theater and film, creating set designs and costumes. Drawing from cubism to express modern dynamism, he adapted his own remarkable style

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Long Blue Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing
Long Blue Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing

Long Blue Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Long Blue Dress : Antique Greek Costume (Antigone) Original carbon pencil and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 (c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Long Red Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing
Long Red Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing

Long Red Dress : Antique Greek costume (Antigone) - Original watercolor drawing

By Suzanne Lalique

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne LALIQUE Long Red Dress : Antique Greek Costume (Antigone) Original carbon pencil and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 31 x 24 (c. 1...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Costume Design for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
Costume Design for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes

Costume Design for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes

By Leonid Kachurovsky

Located in New York, NY

Watercolor with pencil and ink of a young woman dressed in a traditional Russian folk costume designed for the Ballets Russes. In addition to designing costumes for the ballet compan...

Category

Mid-20th Century Russian Drawings

Materials

Paper

Mary Martin in "Jennie" 2 Costume Design Drawings for 1963 Broadway Musical Flop
Mary Martin in "Jennie" 2 Costume Design Drawings for 1963 Broadway Musical Flop

Mary Martin in "Jennie" 2 Costume Design Drawings for 1963 Broadway Musical Flop

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Mary Martin in "Jennie" 2 Costume Design Drawings for 1963 Broadway Musical Flop Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) Mary Martin in "Jennie" Two drawings, each 16 x x 12 inches Gouache, water...

Category

1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Edward Burra original drawing for a costume design for clown, British, 20th Cent
Edward Burra original drawing for a costume design for clown, British, 20th Cent

Edward Burra original drawing for a costume design for clown, British, 20th Cent

By Edward Burra

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Edward Burra CBE (British, 1905 – 1976) Costume design for clown pencil watercolour and body colour on paper 19.3/8 x 9.3/4 in. (49.3 x 24.7 cm.) Provenance: The collection of Gillia...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Paper

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

Category

Early 20th Century French Drawings

Materials

Paper

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Paper

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater
Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater

Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Rare series of 6 original watercolors paintings by Jean Louis Armand Henri Gerbault (1863-1930) - French illustrator, water color painter, poster artist and dramaturge - All for Fr...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Other Drawings

Materials

Paper

Frank Poole Bevan "Design for Stage Costume" Yale University School of Drama
Frank Poole Bevan "Design for Stage Costume" Yale University School of Drama

Frank Poole Bevan "Design for Stage Costume" Yale University School of Drama

Located in Sharon, CT

Frank Poole Bevan (1903-1976) Studied at Yale and a Professor of Theatrical Design, Yale School of Drama from the 1930's through 1971. Offering an annotated and signed original costu...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paint

Children's Birthday Costume Party
Children's Birthday Costume Party

Children's Birthday Costume Party

By Katherine Librowicz

Located in Surfside, FL

Katarzyna LIBROWICZ Polish French painter studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and arrived in France in 1937 . She studied with André Lhote in Montparnasse Paris and exhibi...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Eugene Berman Costume Design Gouache Annabella from "Tis a Pity She's a Whore"
Eugene Berman Costume Design Gouache Annabella from "Tis a Pity She's a Whore"

Eugene Berman Costume Design Gouache Annabella from "Tis a Pity She's a Whore"

By Eugene Berman

Located in Sharon, CT

Gouache on paper costume design for Annabella, for the John Ford play: "Tis a Pity She's a Whore" by Eugene Berman signed with the cypher (E.B.), dated 1942 and annotated. Pencil ske...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Elizabethan Drawings

Materials

Paper

Raspoutine, Costume d'Hiver
Raspoutine, Costume d'Hiver

Raspoutine, Costume d'Hiver

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork, titled "Raspoutine, Costume d'Hiver," is an original gouache on Canson Montgolfier paper by Russian/French artist Erte, Romain De Tirtoff, 1892-1990. It is hand signed ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Art Deco Costume Design - Eva
Art Deco Costume Design - Eva

Art Deco Costume Design - Eva

By Georges Lepape

Located in Miami, FL

Lepape's highly detailed drawing becomes more evident the closer you look.

Category

1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache

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"Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes, Costume Parisien", 1799 French Fashion Drawing
"Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes, Costume Parisien", 1799 French Fashion Drawing

"Journal Des Dames Et Des Modes, Costume Parisien", 1799 French Fashion Drawing

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien", 1799 An 7 110, Bonnet Toquet à Fond Plissé French Fashion Drawing.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Drawings

Materials

Paper

JEAN COCTEAU costume sketch
JEAN COCTEAU costume sketch

JEAN COCTEAU costume sketch

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 18 in

JEAN COCTEAU costume sketch

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Summerland, CA

Pen on tracing paper sketch for a costume in "The Infernal Machine", circa 1935, signed lower right

Category

Vintage 1930s French Drawings

19th Century Watercolors of Popular Italian Costumes
19th Century Watercolors of Popular Italian Costumes

19th Century Watercolors of Popular Italian Costumes

Located in Paris, FR

Seven Watercolors Italian Popular Customs

Category

Antique 19th Century Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

Roman woman in traditional costume
Roman woman in traditional costume

Roman woman in traditional costume

By Leo Primavesi

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): Roman woman in traditional costume, 1895, Watercolor Technique: Watercolor on Paper Inscription: signed and inscribed in the lower centr...

Category

19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Costume Design By Eugene Berman
Costume Design By Eugene Berman

Costume Design By Eugene Berman

By Eugene Berman

A Costume Design By Eugene Berman

Category

1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, India Ink

Costume Design By Mary Golay
Costume Design By Mary Golay

Costume Design By Mary Golay

By Mary Golay

A Charming Costume Design By Mary Golay.

Category

Early 1900s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Costume Design By Rex Whistler
Costume Design By Rex Whistler

Costume Design By Rex Whistler

A Costume Design By Rex Whistler For The Ballet "The Birthday Of The Infanta" For The Camargo Society.

Category

1930s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Young Italian woman in dark costume
Young Italian woman in dark costume

Young Italian woman in dark costume

By Leo Primavesi

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): Young Italian woman in dark costume, c. 1890, Pen drawing Technique: Pen drawing on Paper Inscription: numbered "14." at the bottom cent...

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19th Century Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Eve Costume Design By Mary Golay
Eve Costume Design By Mary Golay

Eve Costume Design By Mary Golay

By Mary Golay

A Charming Costume Design By Mary Golay For The Character Of Eve. Signed Mary Golay Paris.

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Early 1900s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Cry baby in a skeleton costume
Cry baby in a skeleton costume

Cry baby in a skeleton costume

Located in London, GB

Battye's two-headed, multiply-limbed and intriguing amorphous caricatures are witty and ironic, powerful and playful whilst often frightening. We see a riot of colour and charge in i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Costume Drapery
Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Costume Drapery

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Costume Drapery

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Trajan Wallis (1794 Florence - 1892 ): Garment Study as Costume Drapery, 19th century, Charcoal Technique: White heightened Charcoal on Paper Date: 19th century Description: Wate...

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19th Century Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Ancient Costume Drapery
Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Ancient Costume Drapery

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Garment Study as Ancient Costume Drapery

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Trajan Wallis (1794 Florence - 1892 ): Garment Study as Ancient Costume Drapery, 19th century, Charcoal Technique: Charcoal on Paper Date: 19th century Provenance: From the estate...

Category

19th Century Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Vivien Leigh, The Lady Of The Camillia's
Vivien Leigh, The Lady Of The Camillia's

Vivien Leigh, The Lady Of The Camillia's

By Carl Thoms

A costume drawing by Carl Tom's of Vivien Leigh in the role of Marguerite Gauthier in Robert Helpmann's 1961-62 production of the Lady Of The Camellia's for the Old Vic Company.

Set of 10 18th Century German Watercolours Depicting Figures In National Costume
Set of 10 18th Century German Watercolours Depicting Figures In National Costume

Set of 10 18th Century German Watercolours Depicting Figures In National Costume

Located in York, GB

Set of 10, 18th Century German watercolours depicting 10 figures in national costume. Each (except for one) is inscribed in the margin, lower centre, with the nationality of the por...

Category

18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Dance (El Baile), 1932, Santos Balmori. A Cubist work from the Paris years.

The Dance (El Baile), 1932, Santos Balmori. A Cubist work from the Paris years.

Located in Paris, FR

Balmori was the head of the Academia de la Danza Mexicana with Miguel Covarrubias, and in the 1950s, he actively promoted new dance movements in Mexico, including the production of p...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Book Illustrated by Jim Dine
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Book Illustrated by Jim Dine

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Book Illustrated by Jim Dine

Unavailable

H 19.3 in W 13.98 in D 2.76 in

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Book Illustrated by Jim Dine

By Jim Dine, Oscar Wilde

Located in New York, NY

The text is a lithographic reproduction of a working typescript of Dine's stage version of Wilde's great novel; it contains numerous MS corrections, line drawings, and notes on the t...

Category

Vintage 1960s English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

French Theater Costume Drawing
French Theater Costume Drawing

French Theater Costume Drawing

By Freddy Wittop

Located in Houston, TX

Lively gouache costume sketch of a French uniform by famed costume designer Freddy Wittop, circa 1950. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...

Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

drawing, project of a stage costume
drawing, project of a stage costume

drawing, project of a stage costume

By Joseph Csaky

Located in Pasadena, CA

circa 1925, drawing and watercolour, framed old collection Rotshchild Joseph Csaky (also written Josef Csàky, Csáky József, József Csáky and Joseph Alexandre Czaky) (18 March 1888 ...

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Set of three watercolour drawings of 19th Century Italian costumes, Naples
Set of three watercolour drawings of 19th Century Italian costumes, Naples

Set of three watercolour drawings of 19th Century Italian costumes, Naples

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Michaela de Vito (Italian fl. 1830) Costume di Limosani, Provincia di Teramo; Costume di Villabadessa, Provincia di Teramo; Costume di Schiavi, Provincia dell’Aquila. All in the regi...

Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Early 19th Century English Pearlware Figure of a Turk
Early 19th Century English Pearlware Figure of a Turk

Early 19th Century English Pearlware Figure of a Turk

Located in Katonah, NY

A pearlware figure of a Turk dressed in traditional costume, drawing a weapon from his belt.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Original 1950s Costume Study for the King & I

Original 1950s Costume Study for the King & I

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Original costume study from the 1950s theatrical production of The King & I. Pencil and watercolor on paper. Blond wood frame.

Category

Vintage 1950s Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Paper

Watercolor by Nathalie Gontcharova, Ballet Costume, France, Art Deco, 1920s
Watercolor by Nathalie Gontcharova, Ballet Costume, France, Art Deco, 1920s

Watercolor by Nathalie Gontcharova, Ballet Costume, France, Art Deco, 1920s

By Natalia Gontcharova

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful watercolor by Nathalie Gontcharova (1881-1962) representing a ballet costume. Watercolor with black pen. Signed bottom left. Belonged to Jeanne Schwarz (1887-1970) and Sola...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

Erte ink drawing of ladies in art deco costume spelling out 'Beauty', signed
Erte ink drawing of ladies in art deco costume spelling out 'Beauty', signed

Erte ink drawing of ladies in art deco costume spelling out 'Beauty', signed

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Romain de Tirtoff, called ERTÉ (French/Russian, 1892-1990) BEAUTY Ink pen Signed with stamped signature (lower right) 6.7/8 x 10.1/4 in. (17.5 x 26 cm.) Provenance : From the collect...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Costume for a Ballerine Dancer by Natalia Gontcharova, Watercolor and Pencil
Costume for a Ballerine Dancer by Natalia Gontcharova, Watercolor and Pencil

Costume for a Ballerine Dancer by Natalia Gontcharova, Watercolor and Pencil

By Natalia Gontcharova

Located in Paris, FR

Dimensions: Frame: 56.5 x 40cm Drawing: 47 x 31cm There is no indication of the ballet this costume design was made for however N.

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Vintage 1910s French Drawings

Materials

Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Opera and Theatre Costume Designs by Charles Betout Commissioned "For the Crown"
Opera and Theatre Costume Designs by Charles Betout Commissioned "For the Crown"

Opera and Theatre Costume Designs by Charles Betout Commissioned "For the Crown"

By Charles Betout

Located in New York, NY

These four framed watercolor, ink and pencil on paper drawings, two with fabric swatches, were costume designs for the drama "Pour la Couronne" (For the Crown) written by F...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Children's Birthday Costume Party
Children's Birthday Costume Party

Children's Birthday Costume Party

By Katherine Librowicz

Located in Surfside, FL

Katarzyna LIBROWICZ Polish French painter studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and arrived in France in 1937 . She studied with André Lhote in Montparnasse Paris and exhi...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Children's Birthday Costume Party
Children's Birthday Costume Party

Children's Birthday Costume Party

By Katherine Librowicz

Located in Surfside, FL

Katarzyna LIBROWICZ Polish French painter studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and arrived in France in 1937 . She studied with André Lhote in Montparnasse Paris and exhibi...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco yellow butterfly costume design by French costume designer Jean Aumond
Art Deco yellow butterfly costume design by French costume designer Jean Aumond

Art Deco yellow butterfly costume design by French costume designer Jean Aumond

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

A very charming and stylish Art Deco costume study of a lady in a yellow butterfly costume by the French costume designer Jean Aumond. Jean Aumond (French, active from 1919 to 1965)...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Early 20th Century Watercolour - Chinese Costume
Early 20th Century Watercolour - Chinese Costume

Early 20th Century Watercolour - Chinese Costume

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming and vibrant set of 20th Century Chinese costume studies in traditional gouache and watercolor on pith paper. Presented in a dark wood frame with internal gilt slip and 6 w...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Costume à l'Antique by Erté
Costume à l'Antique by Erté

Costume à l'Antique by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 Russian-French Costume à l'Antique Signed "Erté" (lower right) Inscribed "N°16.152" (en verso) Erté's design for Costume à l'Antique brings the ...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

French Theater Costume Sketch - The Jester
French Theater Costume Sketch - The Jester

French Theater Costume Sketch - The Jester

Located in Houston, TX

Vivid French gouache and pencil sketch of a jester costume for a Parisian theater, circa 1920. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plasti...

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1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Pencil

French Theater Costume Sketch - Cabaret Girl
French Theater Costume Sketch - Cabaret Girl

French Theater Costume Sketch - Cabaret Girl

Located in Houston, TX

Delightful gouache and pencil sketch of an elaborate cabaret costume for a Parisian theater by Willie & Co., circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a...

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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s

Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s

Located in Roma, IT

Costume for Aida is an original painting in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th century. In very good cond...

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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor

Clifford Ellis Kneeling Woman - theatrical costume design (1934)

Clifford Ellis Kneeling Woman - theatrical costume design (1934)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Clifford Ellis (1907-1985) Kneeling Woman (1934) Theatrical costume design Pencil and watercolour 28x18cm Provenance: the family of the artist, by descent.

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Costume - Original Watercolor on Paper by Eugène Berman - 1960s

Costume - Original Watercolor on Paper by Eugène Berman - 1960s

By Eugène Berman 1

Located in Roma, IT

Costume is an original drawing in pencil, ink and watercolor on paper applied on cardboard , realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, Monogrammed in pencil on the lower cente...

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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil, Ink

Costume - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by E. Berman - 1950s
Costume - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by E. Berman - 1950s

Costume - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by E. Berman - 1950s

By Eugène Berman 1

Located in Roma, IT

Costume is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, Image Dimension: 16.5 x 11.8 cm Monogrammed at the bottom: E.B.

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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Costume di Fraine - ìWatercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.

Costume di Fraine - ìWatercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.

By Michela De Vito

Located in Roma, IT

Representing a woman dressed in typical costumes. Very good conditions except for some stains at the corners of the sheet.

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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Prices for pieces in our collection of costume drawings start at $121 and top out at $17,500 with the average selling for $483.