Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940)

Etude de Costumes pour les neufs Personnages de La Coupe enchantée par Jean de la Fontaine

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Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940)
Etude de Costumes pour les neufs Personnages de La Coupe enchantée par Jean de la Fontaine
the stamped signature lower right E. Vuillard (L.2497a),
oil on board
19 x 49¼in. (48 x 125cm.)
Executed in 1918

Provenance

J. Copeau, Paris
H. and I. Dasté, Paris

Literature

Journal de Vuillard, vol. III, 15 June 1918

Lot Essay

These costume designs were commissioned from the Artist by Gaston Gallimard for La Coupe enchantée, a play directed by Jacques Copeau and performed in New York in 1918.

To be included in the forthcoming Vuillard catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Antoine Salomon and Annette Leduc Beaulieu from the records and under the responsibility of Antoine Salomon. Sold with a photo-certificate from Antoine Salomon.

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