Design for the Costume of Carabosse (Wicked Fairy Godmother), for the Ballet 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' (Sleeping Beauty)

1927

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Design for the costume of Carabosse (Wicked Fairy Godmother), for the Ballet 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' (Sleeping Beauty), consisting of a long, red robe with double sleeves (short puff sleeves with black and red stripes over tight, red long sleeves) and large, black demon rats on the front, a white ruff collar, and black cape. A golden crown, flanked above by a conical hat, colored with red, gold, and black stripes, and with a yellow pompom on the tip, adorns the head. Hands covered with black gloves hold a long, gray cane. Black, pointed shoes peek from the bottom of the robe.

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Title: Design for the Costume of Carabosse (Wicked Fairy Godmother), for the Ballet 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' (Sleeping Beauty)
Artist: Alexander Benois (Russian, St. Petersburg 1870–1960 Paris)
Date: 1927
Medium: Watercolor, India ink, and graphite
Dimensions: Each: 8 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (22.2 × 14 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Sallie Blumenthal, 2015
Object Number: 2015.787.3
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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