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

Alexander Benois

1927 · Watercolor, India ink, and graphite · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Alexander Benois

Date

1927

Medium

Watercolor, India ink, and graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Sallie Blumenthal, 2015