Hugh Stevenson (British, 1910-1956) Costume Design for Neptune the Mystic-The Woman in The Planets

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Hugh Stevenson (British, 1910-1956)

Costume Design for Neptune the Mystic-The Woman in The Planets, c. 1934
Signed "Hugh Stevenson" l.r., titled u.r., inscribed "chiffon" l.r.
Watercolor on paper, 30 x 21 1/2 in. (76.0 x 54.5 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Mended tears, small loss to l.l. corner, creasing, rippling, soiling.

N.B. The ballet The Planets, based on music by Gustav Holst, was choreographed by Anthony Tudor for the Ballet Club of London in 1934. The part of the woman in Neptune the Mystic was danced by Kyra Nijinsky.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Identified in pencil on the reverse.

Frame is for display only, and does not accompany lot.


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