Woman's theatrical costume with beige, kimono-inspired coat, orange-red gown, and jeweled accessories with coral (?) details
Drawing, design for a woman's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a beige, kimono-inspired coat with scrolling, semi-abstract floral patterns and three horizontal fastenings across the torso, worn over a long, orange-red dress with short train. The woman represented wearing the costume has short, wavy platinum-blonde hair, wears large jeweled earrings with orange-red (coral?) details and matching bracelet on her right hand, and holds a white fan with orange-red tassels on the left hand. On the verso, an unfinished sketch of another woman's costume presents a figure-hugging long dress, laced at the torso, and with a thin, long belt, worn with a large shawl (?) and tulle (?) headdress.
Artwork Details
- Title:Woman's theatrical costume with beige, kimono-inspired coat, orange-red gown, and jeweled accessories with coral (?) details
- Artist:Vincente Minnelli (American, Chicago, Illinois 1903–1986 Beverly Hills, California)
- Date:1933–39
- Medium:Watercolor over graphite
- Dimensions:Sheet (Irregular): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Classifications:Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line:Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958
- Object Number:58.550.10
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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