"Umberto Brunelleschi Original Gouache Signed Oriental Costume For Ballet Or Theater Ca 1925"
BRUNELLESCHI (Umberto).Oriental warrior costume in turban for Ballet or Opera.
Original gouache with gold highlights, on bristol, signed lower right, presented under black mat 400 x 300 mm.
Dimensions all margins: 315 x 245 mm.
Label with a number "58" stuck at the top right.
Is this a costume model created for Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, Rome, Costanzi Theater, 1926?
Slightly stained, good condition.
Umberto Brunelleschi (1879-1949), Italian painter, illustrator and poster artist. In the 1920s, he diversified his activities by creating costumes for the revues of the Folies Bergère or the Casino de Paris and for the theater (Le Châtelet in Paris, and theaters in New York, Italy and Germany). He was the designer of numerous stage costumes for Joséphine Baker.
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