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La source.
- Title
- La source.
- Author
- Charlemagne, Adolf J., 1826-1901.
- Publication
- 1867.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZGA Cha A Sou 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- Brown ink and watercolor; 24 x 16 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Dance Special Acquisition Fund.
- Subjects
- Note
- Signed and dated in brown ink at lower left: Ad. Charlemagne/1867. Inscribed in brown ink at upper left, center and right: Ballet/La Source/No. 15 (number crossed out in graphite). Inscribed in brown ink at lower center: Papillon No. 7. Inscribed in graphite at upper left: No. 23. Inscribed in graphite in body of the drawing: peluch/gaze. Costume design for butterfly in Arthur Sain-Léon's ballet, La source. Depicts a female figure, full length, seen from the back. Her arms are extended to either side and she stands on her right foot, the left leg raised behind her, towards the viewer. Her Romantic tutu is rendered in brown ink only, with butterfly decoration and wings in red, black, brown and yellow. A head piece with delicate antennae is highlighted with gilt paint.
- Call Number
- *MGZGA Cha A Sou 3
- OCLC
- NYPY906002453-F
- Author
- Charlemagne, Adolf J., 1826-1901.
- Title
- La source.
- Imprint
- 1867.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Costume designs -- 19th century.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZGA Cha A Sou 3