Description:
Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle (French, b. 1937)
Costume Design for Phaéton in Les Plaisirs de l'Île enchantée for the Film Vatel, c. 2000
Signed "YSassinot de Nestle" l.r., inscribed "VATEL...Roland Joffé...Cocher du Char
du Soleil..." within the matrix l.c.
Color pencil on black paper, sheet size 16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (41.9 x 29.5 cm),unframed.
Condition: Minor handling creases.
N.B. Period reproduction costumes for Les Plaisirs de l'Île enchantée as they might have been worn by King Louis XIV's court ballet were among those designed by De Nesle for the film Vatel, based on the life of 17th century French chef François Vatel.
Estimate $150-200
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