Lot Essay
Both works were set designs for the 1957 production of Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
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Eugene Berman (1899-1927)
Details
Eugene Berman (1899-1927)
Set Designs for Don Giovanni: Two works
the first, signed with intials 'E.B.' and dated '1955', lower center; the second, signed with initials 'E.B.', lower center--both, watercolor, pen and black ink on paper laid down on paper
the first, 6¼ x 8in. (15.5 x 22.5cm.)
the second, 5¼ x 6¾in. (13.3 x 17.3cm.) (2)
Set Designs for Don Giovanni: Two works
the first, signed with intials 'E.B.' and dated '1955', lower center; the second, signed with initials 'E.B.', lower center--both, watercolor, pen and black ink on paper laid down on paper
the first, 6¼ x 8in. (15.5 x 22.5cm.)
the second, 5¼ x 6¾in. (13.3 x 17.3cm.) (2)
Provenance
both, M. Knoedler & Co., New York