Costume Design for Male Dancer

late 19th–mid-20th century
Not on view
Costume design for male dancer, made up of an orange shirt with golden buttons and garlands of flowers and scrolling leaves, and white collar and cuffs, dark red tight-fitting breeches, and orange boots with golden borders and rosette buttons. A dark red jacket with golden fastenings and black and gold cuffs hangs over the shoulders of the dancer, held with a golden rope that is tied around the front of the chest. A black and red hat, with a round, golden brooch on the front, flanked above by a white feather, adorns the head. The hands are covered with short, white gloves.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Costume Design for Male Dancer
  • Artist: Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (Russian, Novgorod 1875–1957 New York)
  • Date: late 19th–mid-20th century
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, gold paint, and graphite
  • Dimensions: Sheet approximately: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (32.1 x 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Nikita D. Lobanov, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.538.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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