Scene design for Renaud et Armide
Maker and role
Artist: Christian Bérard, French, 1902-1949
Year
ca. 1943
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Gouache and ink on paper
Measurements
16 1/2 x 22 5/8in (41.9 x 57.5cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
Accession number
2013.100
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Play by Jean Cocteau. Produced at the Comédie-Française, Paris, 1943.
Further information
Christian Bérard exemplified the tradition of the artist-decorator. Bérard’s designs exemplify the neo-romantic sensibility he brought to theatre as well as to painting. The moral transgressions of L’Occasion, the outsider existence of actors in Les Forains, and the exotic enchantments of Renaud et Armide -- all appealed to Bérard. He approached these themes with a painterly ease belying the seriousness of his collaborations with leading playwrights, directors, and choreographers.
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Documentation
Christian Bérard; 2012; p. 18-19
Docent information sheet
V:\Object Documentation\Theatre Arts\2013.100 Berard\Christian Berard 2012.pdf
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