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Throughout his career, Giorgio de Chirico was involved in at least twenty-three productions of opera, ballet and theatre. In 1971 he was commissioned to design the costumes and set for a production of Gluck's opera Orfeo, and the following works are preparations for this project.

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

Bozzetto per l'opera Orfeo di Gluck: Il tripode

Details

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Bozzetto per l'opera Orfeo di Gluck: Il tripode
signed 'g.de Chirico' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, brush and ink and pencil on card
13 3/8 x 9¼ in. (34 x 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1971

Provenance

Galleria Alexander Iolas, Milan (with their stamp on the reverse).
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in the early 1970s.

Literature

C. Bruni Sakraischik, Catalogo Generale Giorgio de Chirico, opere dal 1951 al 1974, vol. 5, Milan, 1987, no. 772 (illustrated).

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