Les Ballets russes de Serge de Diaghilew. Décors et costumes. Le costume théâ...
This original 1930 edition offers a compact yet richly illustrated survey of the scenographic world of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Michel Georges-Michel and Waldemar George place the enterprise within its artistic context, while Nathalie Gontcharova contributes a separate discussion of theatrical costume. Four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white illustrations reproduce designs by Picasso, Matisse, Gontcharova, Larionov, Braque, Laurencin, Derain, De Chirico, Rouault and Bakst. These are carefully selected reproductions rather than original lithographs or separate graphic works. Published in the series *Quelques artistes contemporains*, the book is closely connected with the retrospective exhibition of sets, models and costumes organized by Galerie Billiet-Pierre Vorms in October 1930. Together, the publication and exhibition show how Diaghilev transformed ballet into a meeting place for painting, music, fashion and theatre. This copy retains its original printed covers and an old glassine dust jacket, while the contents remain notably fresh. For the bibliophile, it combines documentary importance, international avant-garde art and appealing original condition.
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Michel Georges-Michel
Waldemar George
Gontcharova, Nathalie
Picasso, Pablo
Matisse, Henri
Mikhaïl Larionov
Braque, Georges
Marie Laurencin
Derain, André
Giorgio de Chirico
Rouault, Georges
Léon Bakst
Les Ballets russes de Serge de Diaghilew. Décors et costumes. Le costume théâtral par Nathalie Gontcharova. Quelques artistes contemporains, no 2
1930 | Paris | Pierre Vorms, Éditeur – Galerie Billiet
This original edition is a concise and visually compelling document of the collaboration between Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and the European avant-garde. Its original covers, old glassine jacket and fresh contents give this copy an especially appealing historical presence.
This original 1930 edition offers a compact yet richly illustrated survey of the scenographic world of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Michel Georges-Michel and Waldemar George place the enterprise within its artistic context, while Nathalie Gontcharova contributes a separate discussion of theatrical costume. Four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white illustrations reproduce designs by Picasso, Matisse, Gontcharova, Larionov, Braque, Laurencin, Derain, De Chirico, Rouault and Bakst. These are carefully selected reproductions rather than original lithographs or separate graphic works. Published in the series *Quelques artistes contemporains*, the book is closely connected with the retrospective exhibition of sets, models and costumes organized by Galerie Billiet-Pierre Vorms in October 1930. Together, the publication and exhibition show how Diaghilev transformed ballet into a meeting place for painting, music, fashion and theatre. This copy retains its original printed covers and an old glassine dust jacket, while the contents remain notably fresh. For the bibliophile, it combines documentary importance, international avant-garde art and appealing original condition.
€250
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Complete according to the bibliographical collation: 8, [20], 21–31, [1] pp., with four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white illustrations; original covers and an old glassine dust jacket.
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The book documents the sets and costumes that shaped the visual identity of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Michel Georges-Michel and Waldemar George discuss the artistic importance of the company and its collaborations with modern artists. Nathalie Gontcharova then considers the development and function of theatrical costume. The illustrations present designs by ten leading artists, including Picasso, Matisse, Larionov, Braque, De Chirico and Bakst. Four designs are reproduced in colour and sixteen in black and white. The publication demonstrates how set, costume and choreography were conceived as components of a single visual programme. At the same time, it offers a concise historical account of the relationship between modern ballet and European visual art.
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