$1,320
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
