Costume design with shamrock pattern for a male dancer (recto); Sketch of costume design for male dancer (verso)

ca. 1940-1950

Artist: Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Title: Costume design with shamrock pattern for a male dancer (recto); Sketch of costume design for male dancer (verso)
Date: ca. 1940-1950
Object Type: Drawing
Medium: Watercolor over graphite, with pinned fabric swatches, on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/16 x 7 7/8 in. (31 x 20 cm)
Credit Line: Theater and Dance Collection, gift of Mrs. Adolph B. Spreckels
Accession Number: T&D1962.46

Palm Beach, Florida, The Society of The Four Arts, 1976. The Golden Age of Ballet Design.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, January 19, 1980 – March 9, 1980. Russian Theater and Costume Designs from The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, November 9, 1991 – February 16, 1992; New York, IBM Gallery of Science and Art, 1992; Los Angeles, Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, 1992. Theatre in Revolution: Russian Avant-Garde Stage Design 1913-1935.
San Francisco, Legion of Honor, November 9, 2024 – May 11, 2025. Dress Rehearsal: The Art of Theatrical Design.
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