Drawing for a woman's theatrical costume with a white gown with red bows

Vincente Minnelli

1933–39 · Graphite, heightened with red watercolor and white gouache · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a woman's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a high-waisted, figure-hugging, long, white gown with zig-zagging neckline and short sleeves with red bows and a short train. The female figure represented wearing the costume is reclining on a short wall. Her hair is short and curled, adorned with a red bow; her lips are red.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Graphite, heightened with red watercolor and white gouache

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958