Costume Design for Female Dancer (recto); Costume Sketch (verso)

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

late 19th–mid-20th century · Watercolor, gouache, gold paint, and graphite · Drawings and Prints

Drawing with a costume design for a female dancer, on the recto, made up of a red dress with golden laces on the front of the bodice and layers of scallops in different tones of red and gold forming the skirt. The short sleeves of the dressed are white, as are the gloves, both adorned with gold-colored bows. Red, high-heeled boots with gold borders and laces complete the outfit. On the verso of the sheet is a sketch in graphite for another female costume, consisting of a wide-skirted dress with puff sleeves and an elaborate headdress.

Artist

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

Date

late 19th–mid-20th century

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, gold paint, and graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Nikita D. Lobanov, 1969