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Erté & The Paris Music Hall

Friday 25 October 2024, 04:00 PM • Rome

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Ladislaus Czettel

Folies Bergère - La grande folie, 1928

Estimate

€ 550 - 900

Sold

€ 660

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

pencil, watercolor and tempera on thin cardboard
31,5 x 45,5 cm
Original drawing made by Czettel in 1928 for the costumes of a theatrical performance. Artwork published on page 88 of the volume "Non solo Erté: Costume design for the Paris Music Hall 1918 - 1940" by Angelo Luerti, published by Guido Tamoni Editore in 2006. Slight creases. Signed and dated.

Literature

Artist of Hungarian origins, Ladislaus Czettel, after studying at the Munich Art Academy and Max Reinhardt's School of Dramatic Art in Vienna, moved to Paris, where he was Bakst's only student (1918-20) and collaborator by Paul Poiret. He was chief designer of the Wiener Staatsoper (1920-32) and later, director of the costume department (1935-38), becoming one of the most appreciated designers for the theatre. In the same years he designed for Max Reinhardt's theaters in Vienna, Berlin and Salzburg, and created sumptuous costumes for the Folies Bergère and the Palace in Paris.