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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...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

"The King and I" Academy Award Costume Design Musical Film Rodgers & Hammerstein
"The King and I" Academy Award Costume Design Musical Film Rodgers & Hammerstein

"The King and I" Academy Award Costume Design Musical Film Rodgers & Hammerstein

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Signed "Sharaff, titled (illegible) "The King & I" lower right Framed: 22 x 16 1/2 inches This is one of two costume design drawings we have available from the film.

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

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.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"King and I" Oscar Costume Design Film Musical "Small House of Uncle Tom" Ballet
"King and I" Oscar Costume Design Film Musical "Small House of Uncle Tom" Ballet

"King and I" Oscar Costume Design Film Musical "Small House of Uncle Tom" Ballet

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

"King and I" Oscar Costume Design Film Musical "Small House of Uncle Tom" Ballet Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "The King and I" costume design for the 1956 Film Sight: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 i...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

New York City Opera Costume Design Painting by Jose Varona
New York City Opera Costume Design Painting by Jose Varona

New York City Opera Costume Design Painting by Jose Varona

Located in San Mateo, CA

Final costume design drawing by Jose Varona for the New York City Opera's 1967 production of Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel).

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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

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Paint, Paper

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...

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Mid-20th Century Russian Drawings

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Paper

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.) Not signed Provenance: The collectio...

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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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...

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

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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...

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Early 20th Century French Drawings

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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...

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

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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...

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

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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

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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

Art Deco Costume Design - Eva

By Georges Lepape

Located in Miami, FL

The paper in some of these photos looks overly textured due to the sharpness of the high-res digital camera. In person, with the human eye, the paper looks reasonably smooth with ou...

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1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache

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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paint

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...

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Vintage 1940s American Elizabethan Drawings

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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...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Drawings

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Paper

Edmund Dulac - The Sleeping Princess - Ballet Costume Design
Edmund Dulac - The Sleeping Princess - Ballet Costume Design

Edmund Dulac - The Sleeping Princess - Ballet Costume Design

By Edmund Dulac

Located in London, GB

EDMUND DULAC (1882-1953) The Sleeping Princess – A Costume Design for the Ballet “The Sleeping Princess” Watercolour over traces of pencil Framed 26 by 18.5 cm., 10 ¼ by 7 ¼ in. (...

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1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Kay Nielsen, Hindu Dancer Costume design Illustration for Aladdin
Kay Nielsen, Hindu Dancer Costume design Illustration for Aladdin

Kay Nielsen, Hindu Dancer Costume design Illustration for Aladdin

Located in Miami, FL

Nielsen (Kay) Costume design for Hindu Dancer, Aladdin, pencil, watercolour, heightened with gold, thick gold border, 205 x 103 mm (8 1/8 x 4 1/8 in), soft crease to lower right corn...

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Kay Nielsen Costume designs for Scaramouche Dandy
Kay Nielsen Costume designs for Scaramouche Dandy

Kay Nielsen Costume designs for Scaramouche Dandy

Located in Miami, FL

Nielsen (Kay) Costume designs for Leilon, Blondelin, and others, for 'Scaramouche', pen and brown ink, pencil under-drawing, watercolour heightened with silver, inscribed in pencil t...

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Silver

John Dronsfield - 20th Century Costume Design for the Theatre

John Dronsfield - 20th Century Costume Design for the Theatre

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design – Man with Staff Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil Unframed, in mount only 44 by 29.5 cm., 17 ¼ by 11 ½ in. (mount size 57 by 42.5...

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20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design Signed l.l.: Dronsfield Watercolour and pencil Unframed 42 by 34 cm., 16 ½ by 13 ½ in. (mount size 61.5 by 53 cm., 24 ¼ by 21 in.) John...

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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume Design Gouache Artwork, Art Deco Style, 20th Century, Signed

Costume Design Gouache Artwork, Art Deco Style, 20th Century, Signed

By Erté

Located in Roma, IT

Costume Design is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Good conditions excep...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Candide Orig Broadway Production Costume Design Musical Operetta Barbara Cook
Candide Orig Broadway Production Costume Design Musical Operetta Barbara Cook

Candide Orig Broadway Production Costume Design Musical Operetta Barbara Cook

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Candide Orig Broadway Production Costume Design Musical Operetta Barbara Cook Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "Candide" Irene Sharaff costume design for the 1956 Film Sight: 16 x 12 inche...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

"Sweet Charity" Original Broadway Musical Costume Design Tony Award Nomination
"Sweet Charity" Original Broadway Musical Costume Design Tony Award Nomination

"Sweet Charity" Original Broadway Musical Costume Design Tony Award Nomination

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

"Sweet Charity" Original Broadway Musical Costume Design Tony Award Nomination Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "Sweet Charity" 1966 Original Broadway Production Sight: 14 1/4 x 17 1/2 inc...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936

Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936

By Cecil Beaton

Located in London, GB

SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE (1904-1980) Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936 Signed and bears wardrobe mark l.r.: Beaton Watercolour and ink on paper 49 by 39 cm., 19 ¼ by 15 ½ ...

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

John Dronsfield - 1940s Ballet costume design for Amor Eterno

John Dronsfield - 1940s Ballet costume design for Amor Eterno

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Young Girl - “Amor Eterno” Inscribed on the reverse: Girl from “Amor Eterno” Jasmine Honeré Ballet, 1949 Watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper Unfra...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Boy with Whip and Top Signed l.r.: Dronsfield Watercolour Unframed 40 by 33 cm., 15 ¾ by 13 in. (mount size 59.5 by 51 cm., 23 ½ by 20 in.) John Marsd...

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume Design Gouache Artwork, Art Deco Style, 20th Century, Signed

Costume Design Gouache Artwork, Art Deco Style, 20th Century, Signed

By Erté

Located in Roma, IT

Costume Design is a modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes passepartout: 44.5 x 3...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

John Dronsfield - Mid 20th Century British Theatre Costume Design watercolour

John Dronsfield - Mid 20th Century British Theatre Costume Design watercolour

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design Watercolour and pen and ink Unframed, in mount only 34 by 24 cm., 13 1/2 by 9 ½ in. (mount size 47.5 by 37 cm., 18 3/4 by 14 1/2 in.) J...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Elizabeth Taylor Costume Design "Elephant Walk" 1954 Hollywood Film Large Oscars
Elizabeth Taylor Costume Design "Elephant Walk" 1954 Hollywood Film Large Oscars

Elizabeth Taylor Costume Design "Elephant Walk" 1954 Hollywood Film Large Oscars

Located in New York, NY

Elizabeth Taylor Costume Design "Elephant Walk" 1954 Hollywood Film Large Oscars Edith Head (1897-1981) Elizabeth Taylor in "Elephant Walk" Sight: 24 x 18 inches Watercolor and penc...

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson
Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) Costume Design for a Reveller - Samson - 1958 Signed l.r., and inscribed with title and extensive costume design notes u.r. Watercolour heightened with go...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"West Side Story" Film Sharks Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic
"West Side Story" Film Sharks Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic

"West Side Story" Film Sharks Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

"West Side Story" Natalie Wood Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "West Side Story" 1961 Film Sight: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Gouache, watercolo...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Orange
Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Orange

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Orange

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Orange Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "Funny Girl" Costume Design, 1968 Film Sight: 14 x 8 3/4 inches Gouache, wat...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Leopard Costume Design Academy Award Oscars
Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Leopard Costume Design Academy Award Oscars

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Leopard Costume Design Academy Award Oscars

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Leopard Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) Funny Girl Costume Design, 1968 Film Sight: 14 x 9 inches Gouache, watercolo...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon
Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) Funny Girl Costume Design, 1968 Film Sight: 15 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches Gouache, wat...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Two "Grease" Costume Designs, Mixed Media on Tracing Paper
Two "Grease" Costume Designs, Mixed Media on Tracing Paper

Two "Grease" Costume Designs, Mixed Media on Tracing Paper

Located in Astoria, NY

Carrie Mae Robbins (American, 1943-2024) Two "Grease" Costume Designs, 1972, mixed media on tracing paper, comprising: "One Teen Angel" played by Alan Paul, and "Doodie" played by Jo...

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1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

"West Side Story" Natalie Wood Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic
"West Side Story" Natalie Wood Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic

"West Side Story" Natalie Wood Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

"West Side Story" Natalie Wood Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Iconic Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "West Side Story" Natalie Wood as Maria Costume Design, 1961 Film Sight: 15 ...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Ink, Pen

"Girl Who Came to Supper" Costume Design 1963 Broadway Musical Tony Nomination
"Girl Who Came to Supper" Costume Design 1963 Broadway Musical Tony Nomination

"Girl Who Came to Supper" Costume Design 1963 Broadway Musical Tony Nomination

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

"Girl Who Came to Supper" Costume Design 1963 Broadway Musical Tony Nomination Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "Girl Who Came to Supper" 16 x 13 inches Gouache, watercolor, pen and ink o...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon Red
Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon Red

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon Red

By Irene Sharaff

Located in New York, NY

Barbra Streisand "Funny Girl" Film Costume Design Academy Award Oscars Icon Red Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) "Funny Girl" Red Costume Design, 1968 Film Sight: 14 x 9 inches Gouache, wa...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Edward Burra original watercolour 'Costume design for two young women in Carmen'
Edward Burra original watercolour 'Costume design for two young women in Carmen'

Edward Burra original watercolour 'Costume design for two young women in Carmen'

By Edward Burra

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Edward Burra (British,1905 – 1976) A costume design for two young women in Carmen Pencil and watercolour on paper with a swatch of fabric attached (lower right) Signed and inscribed ...

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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

By Miles White

Located in New York, NY

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern. Miles White (1915 – 2000) "Bless You All" 15 x 11 (sight) inches.

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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Costume Design for the Opèra De Paris by Iconic French Fashion Designer YSL
Costume Design for the Opèra De Paris by Iconic French Fashion Designer YSL

Costume Design for the Opèra De Paris by Iconic French Fashion Designer YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Costume Design for the Ballets de Roland Petit by Iconic French Fashion Designer YVES SAINT-LAURENT (French, 1936-2008) Costume design Project Pour TURANGALILA Sight: 18 1/2 x 24 1...

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1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

John Dronsfield - 20th Century British Costume Design of a Man in a Green Coat

John Dronsfield - 20th Century British Costume Design of a Man in a Green Coat

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design with Green Jacket Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil Unframed, in mount only 40 by 28.5 cm., 15 ¾ by 11 ¼ in. (mount size 53 by 41...

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Achilles assailed Hector - Troy - Epic - Mytology, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Achilles assailed Hector - Troy - Epic - Mytology, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper

Achilles assailed Hector - Troy - Epic - Mytology, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper

By Artemisia Fine Art

Located in Yardley, PA

Scene2 Achilles assailed Hector - Troy - Epic - Mytology - Iliad - Ancient - Greek - Troyan War The unique drawings, original costume design. Made with passion and golden embroi...

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2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen

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

This success established him as a key figure of the "Roaring Twenties" and led him to organize the Bal Blomet in 1927, for which he designed another iconic poster. Colin later expand...

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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

French Art Nouveau Fashion Design with Fur Stoles and Elegant Lady, c.1910
French Art Nouveau Fashion Design with Fur Stoles and Elegant Lady, c.1910

French Art Nouveau Fashion Design with Fur Stoles and Elegant Lady, c.1910

Located in Langweer, NL

An attractive original fashion design that would work particularly well in a fashion-related interior, dressing room, boutique, hotel or alongside a collection of historic costume an...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Prints

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Paper

Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs
Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs

Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs

By Leon Bakst

Located in Glenford, NY

Numerous and dynamic examples of his set-designs, costumes, portraits, drawings, and paintings are included in the historic manuscript.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Books

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Paper

At the Old Vic

At the Old Vic

Located in London, GB

Behind Susannah, we see a beautifully detailed black and gold Singer sewing machine, above which hangs a vibrant red and yellow jacket - another costume for another production. To th...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Board, Charcoal

Irina Shtenberg, Portrait of a Young Woman, Watercolor on Paper, circa 1940s
Irina Shtenberg, Portrait of a Young Woman, Watercolor on Paper, circa 1940s

Irina Shtenberg, Portrait of a Young Woman, Watercolor on Paper, circa 1940s

Located in New York, NY

Whether in her erotic drawings, her costume designs, or other works, Shtenberg always imbued a personality and humanity into her figures.   

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Vintage 1940s Russian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paper

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Costume Design By Eugene Berman
Costume Design By Eugene Berman

Costume Design By Eugene Berman

By Eugene Berman

A Costume Design By Eugene Berman

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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.

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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.

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1930s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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

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...

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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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Clifford Ellis Kneeling Woman - theatrical costume design (1934)

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Located in London, GB

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

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Clifford Ellis Sosicles II - theatrical costume design (1934)

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Located in London, GB

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Located in London, GB

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Located in London, GB

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Costume Design by 20th Century British Theatre and Film Designer Cynthia Tingey

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Located in London, GB

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British Costume Design for a Girl Holding Flowers by Sir Cecil Beaton

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Doris Zinkeisen Costume Design for Viola for Twelfth Night for 1942 ballet tour

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Located in London, GB

From a series of six costume designs for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night we have listed. Message us for more details, or scroll down to "More from this seller" and below it click on "See...

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Doris Zinkeisen Costume Design for Viola ii Twelfth Night for 1942 ballet tour

Doris Zinkeisen Costume Design for Viola ii Twelfth Night for 1942 ballet tour

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From a series of six costume designs for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night we have listed. Message us for more details, or scroll down to "More from this seller" and below it click on "See...

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Gio PontiArlecchina,, 1958

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H 13.5 in W 17 in

Arlecchina,

By Gio Ponti

Located in Brecon, Powys

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Located in Pau, FR

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Kurzweil, Maximilian. Der Polster, 1903. Color woodcut on japon. Included as an insert in Pan. Unsigned. Framed.11 1/4 x 10 1/4. 1 Ref: Hofstatter, p. 241; Pabst, p. 154. Maxim...

Category

Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nude Sketch - Pastel by Michel Simonidy - 1910s
Nude Sketch - Pastel by Michel Simonidy - 1910s

Nude Sketch - Pastel by Michel Simonidy - 1910s

By Michel Simonidy

Located in Roma, IT

Nude Sketch is an original artwork realized by Michel Simonidy in the first years of the XX Century. China ink on paper. Passepartout is included (cm 19 x 26). Mint conditions. ...

Category

1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Relaxation

Boris AkopianRelaxation, 1993

$2,400

H 42.5 in W 56.5 in

Relaxation

By Boris Akopian

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Boris Akopian "Relaxation"

Category

1990s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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