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Original costume design of the Roman Emperor created for the Folies Bergere (Paris, 1925), from the collection of noted fashion designer Ruben Torres (Nina Ricci, White Stag, Warners, & his own label). Documentation labels on the original backboard from the Exhibition at the McAllen International Museum, Texas, [see P.37 of their exhibition catalog "Erte and His Contemporaries - Costume Designs for the Early Twentieth Century Music Hall in Paris (1988)]". Barbier's bold stylized rendering is as powerful and assertive as the character he is portraying. He achieves his effect with watercolour, India Ink and gouache with gold overlay. Signed, center right Dimensions: H.10.39in X W.8.8in; H.26.4cm X W22.3cm |
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