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Eugene Berman
1899-1972
Curtain Design for 'La Symphonie Italienne'
1939
8 15/16 x 10 15/16 inches (227 x 277 mm)
Brush and pen and black inkand wash and white opaque watercolor on laid paper.
2009.29
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
Notes
Berman was commissioned in 1939 by Colonel de Basil's (1880-1951) company Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo to design scenes for its production of La Symphonie Italienne. The ballet, which was never produced, was written by David Lichine (1910-1972) with music by Mendelssohn. In this sheet, Berman presents a study for the ballet's curtain design, for which he depicts fragments of classical architecture and sculpture under a banner emblazoned with the ballet's title. Works cited: The Theatre of Eugene Berman, exh. cat. (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1947).
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Inscribed at bottom center, in pen and black ink, "E.B. 19 w 39".
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