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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 Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Watercolor

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947
Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage Spanish lithographic print Measuring 19 x 23 inches overall and 14.5 x 18.5 image alone. In excellent original condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1940s Art Deco Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Ink, Archival 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 Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper

Joffrey Ballet dancers in costume for 'The Clowns'
Joffrey Ballet dancers in costume for 'The Clowns'

Joffrey Ballet dancers in costume for 'The Clowns'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Joffrey Ballet dancers in costume for 'The Clowns', 1968.

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1960s Pop Art Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911
Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911

Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911

By Leon Bakst

Located in Paonia, CO

Three iconic Leon Bakst costume designs for Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ) a ballet choreographed by Michel Fokine and written by Cocteau.

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20th Century Art Nouveau Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Color

Joffrey Ballet Dancer Robert Blankshine portrait in full costume & stage makeup

Joffrey Ballet Dancer Robert Blankshine portrait in full costume & stage makeup

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

Joffrey Ballet dancer Robert Blankshine, 1973. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Dry mounted on archival board for exhibition by Jack Mitchell. A...

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1970s Pop Art Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"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 Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Thierry Mugker Milkmaid Mini Dress SS 1991
Thierry Mugker Milkmaid Mini Dress SS 1991

Thierry Mugker Milkmaid Mini Dress SS 1991

By Thierry Mugler

Located in Berlin, BE

He cuts the cotton mini dress close, buttons it, and turns the body into a deliberate silhouette: lifted bust, narrowed waist, sculpted hips, and a skirt that kicks outward like a ba...

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1990s Italian Vintage Ballet Costume

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Fossil with rock & flames' 1975
Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Fossil with rock & flames' 1975

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Fossil with rock & flames' 1975

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Has also designed posters, ceramics, book illustrations, and ballet costumes and décor for The Wanderer 1940. Important retrospective exhibitions have been held at the I.C.A. 1951, t...

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20th Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'The Music', 1976, British mid cent
Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'The Music', 1976, British mid cent

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'The Music', 1976, British mid cent

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Has also designed posters, ceramics, book illustrations, and ballet costumes and décor for The Wanderer 1940. Important retrospective exhibitions have been held at the I.C.A. 1951, t...

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20th Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Hilda Rindom Offset Color Lithograph Featuring Ballet Dancers, Certified
Hilda Rindom Offset Color Lithograph Featuring Ballet Dancers, Certified

Hilda Rindom Offset Color Lithograph Featuring Ballet Dancers, Certified

Located in Miami, FL

This lovely color lithograph features ballet dancers in beautiful costumes. An eye-catching piece of figurative, contemporary and decorative art.

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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

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

In the 1930s, he associated with the English Surrealists and Unit One, while also designing sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera. This 'Costume Design for a Clown', execu...

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

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

He also drew inspiration from the Opéra and Russian ballets for his famous 1976 "Opéra-Ballets Russes" collection, though this was a couture line, not direct opera costumes. 1965: ...

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1960s Performance Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

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

Though best known for his vibrant urban scenes and surreal, jazz-infused imagery, Burra also designed extensively for theatre and ballet, producing sets and costumes for productions ...

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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Erik Bruhn in American Ballet Theater's 'Giselle', signed by Jack Mitchell
Erik Bruhn in American Ballet Theater's 'Giselle', signed by Jack Mitchell

Erik Bruhn in American Ballet Theater's 'Giselle', signed by Jack Mitchell

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Erik Bruhn in costume for American Ballet Theater's 'Giselle' in 1967, signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto.

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1960s Pop Art Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Aztec heads in profile) A Prelimimary Study for a Mural
Untitled (Aztec heads in profile) A Prelimimary Study for a Mural

Untitled (Aztec heads in profile) A Prelimimary Study for a Mural

By Julio de Diego

Located in Fairlawn, OH

While in Mexico, de Diego made a living designing costumes and scenery for ballets. His talents continued to expand as he moved into book illustration, and his work in jewelry making...

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1940s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Watercolor

Ramón Ribas Rius – Petrushka at the Liceu, – Mixed Media
Ramón Ribas Rius – Petrushka at the Liceu, – Mixed Media

Ramón Ribas Rius – Petrushka at the Liceu, – Mixed Media

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

The work is signed and inscribed with the title and reference to the ballet. Two costumed dancers dominate the composition, one kneeling while playing a tambourine and the other cap...

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1950s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Mixed Media

Signed and numbered lithograph by Fernand Leger
Signed and numbered lithograph by Fernand Leger

Signed and numbered lithograph by Fernand Leger

By Fernand Léger

Located in LE CANNET, FR

Collaborations multiplied: with Rolf de Maré, founder of the Ballets Suédois, for the sets and costumes of a ballet, with Robert Mallet-Stevens and Marcel In 1933, he participated in...

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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Paper

Antoni Clavé. Enfant au chat. 1949. Oil on canvas. 100 x 81 cm.
Antoni Clavé. Enfant au chat. 1949. Oil on canvas. 100 x 81 cm.

Antoni Clavé. Enfant au chat. 1949. Oil on canvas. 100 x 81 cm.

By Antoni Clavé

Located in Barcelona, CT

It was also during these years that he began to make himself known internationally through the collective exhibitions of the School of Paris, and he began to design stage sets and co...

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1940s Vintage Ballet Costume

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Canvas, Oil

Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt
Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt

Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The collection was "inspired by Russian folk dress and Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes. Full-skirted, billowing ensembles in vibrant jewel tones were styled with an array...

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1970s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Orchid
Orchid

Orchid

By Jack Brusca

Located in San Francisco, CA

He also designed sets and costumes for ballet. His costumes for Louis Falco's ballet "Escarpot," performed by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at City Center in 1991, won critical praise.

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Screen

Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE
Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE

Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)
Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

She created sets and costumes for the ballet, stage, and film; collaborated on performances for the Paris Opéra and La Scala in Milan; and conceived of the bottle and packaging for E...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

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Paper

Mid-Century "Pierrot & Harlequin 1918" Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Mid-Century "Pierrot & Harlequin 1918" Lithograph by Pablo Picasso

Mid-Century "Pierrot & Harlequin 1918" Lithograph by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in San Diego, CA

During World War I, Picasso designed sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes where he met his first wife, the Russian ballet dancer Olga Khokhlova.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Wood, Paper

Christian Berard by Boris Kochno (Book)
Christian Berard by Boris Kochno (Book)

Christian Berard by Boris Kochno (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

This beautiful book is a celebration of one of the truly original, daring and bravura talents of the decorative arts in the Paris of the 1930s and 1940's. Berard's sets and costumes ...

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20th Century Vintage Ballet Costume

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Paper

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1950s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging
Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

By Ivana Gaifas

Located in Surfside, FL

In the same year he was designing stage sets for theater and costumes for a ballet. From his hands came paintings, carpets, toys, puppets, advertisements, furniture, clothes, objects...

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20th Century Futurist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Wool, Felt, Thread

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging
Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

By Ivana Gaifas

Located in Surfside, FL

In the same year he was designing stage sets for theater and costumes for a ballet. From his hands came paintings, carpets, toys, puppets, advertisements, furniture, clothes, objects...

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20th Century Futurist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Wool, Felt, Thread

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Vtg 1960s-1970s RYB Magnesium Engraving Printing Plates

Located in Thiensville, WI

The infamous Mickey Mouse is displayed in a welcoming pose on a platform in the lower left corners. Two ballet dancers with elaborate floral costumes are depicted in the upper right ...

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Late 20th Century American Vintage Ballet Costume

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Sheet Metal

Rare Linocut Poster "Vallavris Exhibition 1954" by Pablo Picasso
Rare Linocut Poster "Vallavris Exhibition 1954" by Pablo Picasso

Rare Linocut Poster "Vallavris Exhibition 1954" by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in San Diego, CA

During World War I, Picasso designed sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes where he met his first wife, the Russian ballet dancer Olga Khokhlova.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper, Wood

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

By (after) Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

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Vellum

Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

For his fall/winter 1976/1977 Russian-themed collection, which was inspired by the ornamental beauty of Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes, he accessorized the lavish looks ...

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1970s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Inspiration - Original Lithograph from "Chagall Lithographe" v. 2
Marc Chagall - Inspiration - Original Lithograph from "Chagall Lithographe" v. 2

Marc Chagall - Inspiration - Original Lithograph from "Chagall Lithographe" v. 2

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Moses with Tablets of Stone - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Moses with Tablets of Stone - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Moses with Tablets of Stone - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1950s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Moses - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Moses - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Moses - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1950s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Unique Bronze Guitar Player by Marchello Mascherini
Unique Bronze Guitar Player by Marchello Mascherini

Unique Bronze Guitar Player by Marchello Mascherini

By M. Mascherini

Located in Palm Desert, CA

In his later years he designed sets and costumes for the ballet Cartoni animati by Mario Bugamelli.

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1960s Italian Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph
Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1960s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Stainless Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1960, Steel Cast on Sand
Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1960, Steel Cast on Sand

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1960, Steel Cast on Sand

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1950s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1975, Steel
Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1975, Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1975, Steel

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1970s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 20th Century, Steel
Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 20th Century, Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 20th Century, Steel

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1960s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Stainless Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Steel
Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Steel

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1960s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Stainless Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1970s, Stainless Steel
Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1970s, Stainless Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1970s, Stainless Steel

By Claude Viseux

Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR

Il participe également à la conception et à la réalisation de décors et costumes de ballets. On retrouve ses sculptures en inox dans de nombreux lieux publics.

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1970s Unknown Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Stainless Steel

Marc Chagall - The Red Rider - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Red Rider - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Red Rider - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1950s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

"The Court Jesters, " Two Woodcuts by Andre Derain
"The Court Jesters, " Two Woodcuts by Andre Derain

"The Court Jesters, " Two Woodcuts by Andre Derain

By André Derain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

He also executed a great many sets and costumes for the Ballet Russe. In the later years of his career, after 1920, he painted brilliant still lives, classical landscapes, and some o...

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1940s Fauvist Vintage Ballet Costume

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Woodcut

Marc Chagall - Bath-Sheba at the Feet of David - Original Handsigned Etching
Marc Chagall - Bath-Sheba at the Feet of David - Original Handsigned Etching

Marc Chagall - Bath-Sheba at the Feet of David - Original Handsigned Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Etching

After Marc Chagall -  Lithograph
After Marc Chagall -  Lithograph

After Marc Chagall - Lithograph

By (after) Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall (after) - Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy
Marc Chagall (after) - Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy

Marc Chagall (after) - Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy

By (after) Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

By (after) Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

27 Living Paintings - Colour Pochoir
27 Living Paintings - Colour Pochoir

27 Living Paintings - Colour Pochoir

By (after) Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir

By (after) Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Paradise - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Paradise - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Paradise - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ahasuerus Sends Vasthi Away  - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ahasuerus Sends Vasthi Away  - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ahasuerus Sends Vasthi Away - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

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Erte In The Evening Embossed Serigraph Signed Ballet Costume Design Bronze Art
Erte In The Evening Embossed Serigraph Signed Ballet Costume Design Bronze Art

Erte In The Evening Embossed Serigraph Signed Ballet Costume Design Bronze Art

By Erté

Located in Bloomington, MN

Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have an Authentic and Large Embossed Color Serigraph by Erte, aka Romain de Tirtoff, titled, "In the Evening" from his series of costume de...

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1980s Art Deco Vintage Ballet Costume

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Screen

Erte Large Embossed Serigraph Lilies Lace Signed Ballet Costume Design Art Deco
Erte Large Embossed Serigraph Lilies Lace Signed Ballet Costume Design Art Deco

Erte Large Embossed Serigraph Lilies Lace Signed Ballet Costume Design Art Deco

By Erté

Located in Bloomington, MN

Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have an Authentic and Large Embossed Color Serigraph by Erte, aka Romain de Tirtoff, titled, "Lilies and Lace" from his series of costume d...

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1980s Art Deco Vintage Ballet Costume

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Screen

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes
Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

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H 1.19 in Dm 7.09 in

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

By Bjørn Wiinblad

Located in Jylland, DK

Figurines, vases, drawings, chairs, tables, plates, cups, dishes, jugs, pots, furniture, tapestries, posters, textiles, theatrical scenery, ballet costumes, puzzles, lamps and even t...

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Ceramic

Drawing by Jean Cocteau "La Dame a la licorne", 1953
Drawing by Jean Cocteau "La Dame a la licorne", 1953

Drawing by Jean Cocteau "La Dame a la licorne", 1953

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H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 0.79 in

Drawing by Jean Cocteau "La Dame a la licorne", 1953

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Munich, DE

A drawing by Jean Cocteau as a design for the costume of the ballet "La Dame a la licorne" and original costume from 1953.

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1950s French Post-Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Paper

"Multicolor Spiral" Geometric Lithograph Abstract by Jack Brusca
"Multicolor Spiral" Geometric Lithograph Abstract by Jack Brusca

"Multicolor Spiral" Geometric Lithograph Abstract by Jack Brusca

Located in Pasadena, CA

Brusca also designed sets and costumes for ballet. His costumes for Louis Falco's ballet "Escarpot," performed by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at City Center in 1991, won critical praise.

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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Paper

Important Ceramic Coffee Table by Bjorn Wiinblad for Haslev, circa 1950
Important Ceramic Coffee Table by Bjorn Wiinblad for Haslev, circa 1950

Important Ceramic Coffee Table by Bjorn Wiinblad for Haslev, circa 1950

By Bjorn Wiinblad

Located in Lausanne, CH

Among Bjorn Wiinblad’s many achievements, we can note the illustrations he made for Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Pig Boy”, the posters of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen or the Ro...

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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

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Ceramic, Teak

Oil Painting by Russian Artist Georges de Pogedaieff
Oil Painting by Russian Artist Georges de Pogedaieff

Oil Painting by Russian Artist Georges de Pogedaieff

By Georges de Pogedaieff

Located in Amsterdam, NL

He designed sets and costumes for ballet productions of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

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Mid-20th Century Vintage Ballet Costume

Erte Lapis Gold Ring
Erte Lapis Gold Ring

Erte Lapis Gold Ring

By Erté

Located in Litchfield, CT

Erte, a Russian aristocrat ex-pat working in Paris, created a body of work that was central to the Art Deco aesthetic. From Graphics and Ballet costumes to jewelry and sculpture, his...

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1980s American Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold

Edgar Degas "La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans" (The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer)
Edgar Degas "La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans" (The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer)

Edgar Degas "La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans" (The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Degas fashioned The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer out of wax (from which subsequent bronze copies were cast after his death in 1917), but the fact that Degas dressed his eponymous ...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Bronze

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

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

By Doris Clare Zinkeisen

Located in London, GB

Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898-1991) Costume design for Antonio for Twelfth Night 1942, for International Ballet Tour 39x28cm Gouache, pencil and wash on paper A Scottish theatrical st...

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1940s Realist Vintage Ballet Costume

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The garments drew from Russia’s Cossack warrior uniform, traditional Russian peasant wear and modernist Leon Bakst's ballet costumes. The collection was received enthusiastically; Th...

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1970s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Thorn Structure', British mid cent
Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Thorn Structure', British mid cent

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph 'Thorn Structure', British mid cent

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Has also designed posters, ceramics, book illustrations, and ballet costumes and décor for The Wanderer 1940. Important retrospective exhibitions have been held at the I.C.A. 1951, t...

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20th Century Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Stage set for Parade
Stage set for Parade

Pablo PicassoStage set for Parade, 1973

Sold

H 26 in W 35 in D 0.1 in

Stage set for Parade

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Poster for The Joffrey Ballet's presentation of Parade with Costume designs by Picasso.

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1970s Cubist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Dancer, Watch Hill, 1965, Framed Drawing, Capuletti Lillo del Pozo, José Manuel
Dancer, Watch Hill, 1965, Framed Drawing, Capuletti Lillo del Pozo, José Manuel

Dancer, Watch Hill, 1965, Framed Drawing, Capuletti Lillo del Pozo, José Manuel

By José Manuel Capuletti

Located in Madrid, ES

Good draftsman, his work has strong influences of surrealism and designed sets and costumes of ballet works by frequenting the atmosphere of Spanish ballets from 1946.

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1960s American Other Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Paper

Manolo Vargas in "Bolero", Capuletti Lillo, José Manuel, 1947
Manolo Vargas in "Bolero", Capuletti Lillo, José Manuel, 1947

Manolo Vargas in "Bolero", Capuletti Lillo, José Manuel, 1947

By José Manuel Capuletti

Located in Madrid, ES

A good draftsman, his work presents strong influences from Surrealism and he designed sets and costumes for ballet works when he frequented the environment of Spanish ballets from 19...

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1940s European Other Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Other

Carnaval
Carnaval

Sonia DelaunayCarnaval, 1970ca

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H 25.6 in W 19.69 in

Carnaval

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

(image) Arches paper A similar lithograph is in the collection of the MAMC in Saint-Etienne. Other title: ‘Costume of a ballet’. Sonia Delaunay is a key figure in Orphism, known for...

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1970s Abstract Vintage Ballet Costume

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Lithograph

Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL
Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

For his fall/winter 1976/1977 Russian-themed collection, which was inspired by the ornamental beauty of Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes, he accessorized the lavish looks ...

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1970s French Vintage Ballet Costume

Sonia Delaunay - Living Painting - Original Colour Pochoir
Sonia Delaunay - Living Painting - Original Colour Pochoir

Sonia Delaunay - Living Painting - Original Colour Pochoir

By (after) Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

"The Wink and Too Much Ale, " Original Color Woodcuts by André Derain
"The Wink and Too Much Ale, " Original Color Woodcuts by André Derain

"The Wink and Too Much Ale, " Original Color Woodcuts by André Derain

By André Derain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

He also executed a great many sets and costumes for the Ballet Russe. In the later years of his career, after 1920, he painted brilliant still lives, classical landscapes, and some o...

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1940s Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Woodcut

Marc Chagall - Letter to Chagall - Handsigned - Illustrated 5 original etchings
Marc Chagall - Letter to Chagall - Handsigned - Illustrated 5 original etchings

Marc Chagall - Letter to Chagall - Handsigned - Illustrated 5 original etchings

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Working through his pain, in 1945 Chagall began the set design and costumes for a production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird, which premiered in 1949, ran until 1965 and has...

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1960s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Etching

After Marc Chagall - The Song of Songs III - Sorlier Lithograph Poster
After Marc Chagall - The Song of Songs III - Sorlier Lithograph Poster

After Marc Chagall - The Song of Songs III - Sorlier Lithograph Poster

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the mu...

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1970s Modern Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging
Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

By Ivana Gaifas

Located in Surfside, FL

In the same year he was designing stage sets for theater and costumes for a ballet. From his hands came paintings, carpets, toys, puppets, advertisements, furniture, clothes, objects...

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20th Century Futurist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Wool, Felt, Thread

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging
Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

Italian Wool Felt Handmade Futurist Fortunato Depero Art Tapestry Wall Hanging

By Ivana Gaifas

Located in Surfside, FL

In the same year he was designing stage sets for theater and costumes for a ballet. From his hands came paintings, carpets, toys, puppets, advertisements, furniture, clothes, objects...

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20th Century Futurist Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Wool, Felt, Thread

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Signed Original Lithograph
Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Signed Original Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Signed Original Lithograph

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Settled in Madrid, she started to engage in interior decoration (Casa Sonia) in addition to designing clothes and costumes. In 1918, Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) commissioned her to d...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Lithograph

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print "The Minotaur" 1947
Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print "The Minotaur" 1947

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print "The Minotaur" 1947

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage Spanish lithographic print Measuring 19 x 23 inches overall and 14.5 x 18.5 image alone. In excellent original condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1940s Art Deco Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947
Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947

Joan Junyer Ballet Costume Design Print from "The Minotaur" 1947

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage Spanish lithographic print Measuring 19 x 23 inches overall and 14.5 x 18.5 image alone. In excellent original condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1940s Art Deco Vintage Ballet Costume

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink

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You are likely to find exactly the vintage ballet costume you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Art Deco examples as well as a Pop Art version. You’re likely to find the perfect vintage ballet costume among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right vintage ballet costume is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, black and white. A vintage ballet costume from Doris Clare Zinkeisen, Erté, Jack Mitchell and Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in paint, pencil and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

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A vintage ballet costume can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,195, while the lowest priced sells for $145 and the highest can go for as much as $5,000.

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