David Hockney, R.A. (b.1937)

Set design for 'L'Enfant et Les Sortilèges'

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David Hockney, R.A. (b.1937)
Set design for 'L'Enfant et Les Sortilèges'
oil wash and gouache on paper laid on board
16¼ x 10½ in. (41.3 x 26.6 cm.)
Executed in 1980
Provenance
Given to Peter Courtier by the artist, thence to the present owner.

Lot Essay

The first performance of Maurice Ravel's Les Enfant et les Sortilèges with sets and designs by David Hockney, was held on 20 February 1981 at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
(see M. Friedman, Hockney Paints the Stage, Arts Council Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1985, p.251).

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