Drawing for a theatrical costume with fur trimmings

Vincente Minnelli

1933–39 · Watercolor over graphite with textile swatch · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a man's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a short-sleeved orange shirt, worn under a light purplish-gray vest, possibly of fur, and high-waisted purple trousers with a white belt and green straps tied around the waist. A green cape lined with purple hangs behind his back. Brown boots lined with fur cover his feet. A green hat with a purple feather is on his head. The male figure represented wearing the costume is holding a boar's head with his right hand, which is lifted above him. A cloth swatch of gray fur is attached to the upper right corner of the sheet.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite with textile swatch

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Frank Cambria, 1959