Tag: drawing

Bajadéra, 1900–1920

Stredoeurópsky grafik z prelomu 19. – 20. storočia. Bajadéra, 1900–1920. | Central European graphic artist from the turn of the 19th – 20th century. Bajadera, 1900–1920. | src Galéria mesta Bratislavy

Traité de danse académique

Serge Lifar :: Traité de danse académique. Avec 2 dessins originaux de Lifar sur une couverture supplémentaire séparée. Paris, Bordas, 1949. Dessins: 1952. | src La Gazette Drouot and Abebooks

Traité de danse académique

Serge Lifar :: Traité de danse académique. Avec 2 dessins originaux de Lifar sur une couverture supplémentaire séparée. Paris, Bordas, 1949. Dessins: 1952. | src La Gazette Drouot and Abebooks

Romeo, 1925

George Barbier :: “Romeo”. Figure of a nobleman in an Italian Renaissance costume. Original pen drawing in gold and colors. Signed “George Barbier 1925” on the right. On handmade paper and cardboard. Paris, 1925. Nice stage design for the representation of a Renaissance nobleman, such as a Romeo from Shakespeare’s drama. The French painter, illustrator and fashion designer George Barbier (1882-1932) is considered one of the most important exponents of Art Deco. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Lady with Parasol, ca. 1920

George Barbier (1882-1932) :: Lady in baroque costume with a light green turban and parasol. Watercolor pen drawing over pencil, signed, ca. 1920 | src Bassenge Auktionen

The drawing shows a lady of advanced age, her head in strict profile to the left, the body from the front. She wears an expansive light brown dress with light blue trimmings and bows. The parasol is also made to match the blue borders and bows. The light green turban with two opulent white feathers, which are held by a golden brooch with an orange-red stone, is striking. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Cours de Danse, 1892

Louis Legrand :: Cours de Danse. Fin de Siècle. 59 pages with 11 original etchings (including frontispiece and on the cover) as well as numerous colored initials, head vignettes and cul-de-lampes by Louis Legrand. Paris, E. Dentu, 1892. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Les Chansons Eternelles (1898)

Paul Redonnel :: Les Chansons Eternelles. Nouvelle edition illustrée. Paris, Bibliothéque Artistique et Littéraire, 1898. The illustrations include lithographs by Mucha, Berchmans, Lobel, Cause and etchings by Ranft, Heran and Rassenfosse. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Vera Fokina als Ha-Tor, um 1914

Arthur Grunenberg :: Vera Fokina as Ha-Tor in “Cleopatra”. Partly colored etching on handmade paper, signed in pencil below the image on the right: “A. Grunenberg” and inscribed “P XLV / 111”. Around 1914. | src Bassenge Auktionen