André Beaurepaire (French, b. 1924) Set Design for the Carnival Scene from La Belle au Bois Dormant [La Belle Endormie]

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André Beaurepaire (French, b. 1924)

Set Design for the Carnival Scene from La Belle au Bois Dormant [La Belle Endormie], 1953
Unsigned, inscribed "Pour Peter Daubeny avec reconnaissance!/14 Décembre1953"
in pencil l.c., inscribed "La Belle au Bolis dormant" and "Cora, danseuse de corde" within the composition.
Mixed media on paper, 10 5/8 x 15 in. (26.8 x 38.0 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Subtle rippling, reverse with a pencil sketch of the skyline of Paris, cellophane tape remnants to the edges of the reverse.

Literature: Richard Buckle, Modern Ballet Design (London: Charles Black, 1955),p. 20 (ill.).

N.B. In 1953 André Beaurepaire collaborated with French choreographer Roland Petit (1924-2011) to design the costumes and sets for La Belle Endormie for the Ballet des Champs-Elysées. The ballet, with music by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013),starred Leslie Caron and was presented at the Stoll Theater in London. Breaking from the traditional fairy tale, Petit's Sleeping Beauty was a lady in a fairground booth who was tipped out of bed if a ball was accurately thrown. (Buckle, p. 21.) The work at hand is dedicated to Sir Peter Lauderdale Daubeny (1921-1975),a German-born British theatre impresario.
Estimate $500-700


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