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Pierre Eugene LaCoste Opera Costume Watercolor C.1875
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pierre Eugene LaCoste (1818-1908) Opera Costume Watercolor C.1875
A beautifully detailed
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$1,750
H 13 in W 9.75 in D 0.1 in
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Paper
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the
Category
Early 20th Century French Drawings
Materials
Paper
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Paper
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Paper
New York City Opera Costume Design Painting by Jose Varona
Located in San Mateo, CA
Final costume design drawing by Jose Varona for the New York City Opera's 1967 production of Le Coq
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
What’s Opera, Doc? by Chuck Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: What’s Opera, Doc? Bugs Bunny dressed up in an opera costume on horseback.
Category
1950s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
K-3 Maiko Kimono 2 panels Screen Red Floral
By K-3 by Kenzo Takada & Jonathan Bouchet Manheim
Located in Cadorago, CO
Butterfly Opera’s costumes, adding a layer of artistic heritage and operatic drama to its history. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
K-3 Sakura Kimono 2 panels Screen White and Pastel Floral
By K-3 by Kenzo Takada & Jonathan Bouchet Manheim
Located in Cadorago, CO
with a sense of serenity and poetic grace.
Alongside his design work for the Madame Butterfly Opera
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Tin
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,000
H 1 in W 15 in D 18 in
Hurki Costume for an opera - Pencil and watercolor drawing by Taho - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for an opera is an original artwork realized by Taho in the 1930s.
Beautiful pencil and
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,186
H 37.41 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Autoportrait au Petit Col Rond (Self-Portrait with a Small Round Neck), 1925
Located in London, GB
, alongside her work as head of the opera’s costume workshop, until her death in 1985.
Autoportrait au Petit
Category
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Price Upon Request
H 22.5 in W 18.25 in
Paul Morelli Convertible Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold with 3.12 Cts in VS Diamonds
By Paul Morelli
Located in Miami, FL
the world of design. His father was a well-known New York theater and opera costume designer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$5,800 Sale Price
20% Off
W 0.85 in L 1.02 in
19th Century Painted Trunk
Located in New York, NY
the lower shelf and the larger storage for costumes, believed to have been an Imperial Opera Costume
Category
Antique 1890s Qing Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Femmes en Costumes
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise
Category
1970s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Engraving
Femmes en Costumes II
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
was close to Surrealism.
She also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes
Category
1970s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Engraving
Vintage Christian Lacroix Vintage Gold Toned Choker Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix
Located in New York, NY
sources of inspiration. Today, he is creating opera costumes, so it is not surprising that his colorful
Category
1990s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
$4,425
H 7 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in Dm 5 in L 13.5 in
Zack Brown "Thieves Carnival" Costume Illustration c.1967
Located in San Francisco, CA
Zack Brown "Thieves Carnival" Costume Illustration c.1967
Ruth Kobart plays Lady Hurf in the final
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Edward Burra original drawing for a costume design for clown, British, 20th Cent
By Edward Burra
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
for theatre, ballet and opera.
This 'Costume Design for a Clown', executed in pencil, watercolour and
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$12,313
H 19.38 in W 9.75 in D 1 in
"Couple of parakeets in the mimosas", Gaston Suisse (1896-1988), France
By Gaston Suisse
Located in Paris, FR
designed several stage sets for the Ballets Russes at the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comédie
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
$20,519
H 28.35 in W 13 in D 2.37 in
Bamboo (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His work is
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ermine Brocade (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His work is
Category
1990s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Firebird (bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His work is
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Les Travestis By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
paper
Erté’s costume for Les travestis is indicative of the ever-modernizing social fabric of Paris
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Gala (cold painted bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Veuve Rusée By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mistinguett by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies-Bergères, Bal Tabarin, the
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Friesland Gala Dress with Gold Caps and Coral, Dutch Print, 1932
Located in Langweer, NL
appearances such as opera visits. Though the costume is formal, it was rarely worn outside festive or
Category
Vintage 1930s Prints
Materials
Paper
Chevauchée Maritime by André Brasilier - Animal, Oil painting
By André Brasilier
Located in London, GB
: Opera Gallery, Paris
Private collection, France, acquired from the above in 2015
This work is
Category
2010s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$125,867
H 23.63 in W 36.23 in
Arthémis by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies-Bergères, Bal Tabarin, the
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Les fleurs du mal by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
niche in crafting fantastical costumes for the city's bustling nightlife. Erté's expertise, refined
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$18,500
H 20.75 in W 16.875 in D 0.75 in
Conte Hindou En Noir By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
motifs of ancient Greece and Rome with modern sensuality and style in his costuming and set design
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Intolleranza, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
By Emilio Vedova
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
composer Luigi Nono, designing sets and costumes for the opera Intolleranza 1960. In 1984 he designed a
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.4 in W 9.65 in
L'Aurore boréale by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Conte Hindou En Blanc By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$44,500
H 18.375 in W 25.375 in D 0.625 in
Cosi Fan Tutte Fleurdelise (original gouache on paper)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His work is quintessentially emblematic of the Art Deco
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$2,962 Sale Price
25% Off
H 25 in W 20 in D 1 in
Ave Maria by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies
Category
20th Century Art Deco Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Gysie by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies-Bergères, Bal Tabarin, the
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails (original gouache on paper)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
Portrait of Russian cuirassiers colonel
By Hippolyte Lecomte
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
, drawings of costumes for the Opera and the Italian Theater between 1823 and 1830, and landscape. It was
Category
1810s French School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$12,500
H 20.75 in W 16.88 in D 0.63 in
Toby the Dog: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
hand-colored lithographs, designs for the Tyrone Guthrie Theater Opera Company, 1970. Published in a
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Judy: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
numbered 35/65 22.75" wide, 15.50" high. Robert Israel is a noted set and costume designer for opera and
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$800
H 15.5 in W 22.75 in
Choregos: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
Opera, and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. Israel's costume drawings are in the collections of
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$800
H 15.5 in W 22.75 in
Pretty Polly: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
numbered 35/65 22.75" wide, 15.50" high. Robert Israel is a noted set and costume designer for opera and
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Doctor: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
" wide, 15.50" high. Robert Israel is a noted set and costume designer for opera and theater. His
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$800
H 15.5 in W 22.75 in
Punch and Daney Baby Diddy (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
By Robert Israel
Located in New York, NY
Opera, and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. Israel's costume drawings are in the collections of
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
La Dionée Dite Gobe-Mouches By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies-Bergères, Bal Tabarin, the
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$16,500
H 17.125 in W 14.125 in D 0.625 in
Joy of Life (sculpture on table mirror)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
H 10 in W 17.5 in D 12.5 in
Manhattan Mary II (framed hand signed serigraph)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
(French, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$1,715 Sale Price
30% Off
H 29 in W 23 in D 1 in
Tristan and Isolde
By Leonor Fini
Located in San Francisco, CA
, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise. In addition to her work for
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Still Life - Lithograph by Raffaello Piraino - 1970s
By Raffaello Piraino
Located in Roma, IT
sets and costumes of comic opera Les Mamelles de Tirésias of Poulanc. The success opens the doors to
Category
1970s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$474
H 26.38 in W 17.33 in D 0.04 in
Still Life - Lithograph by Raffaello Piraino - 1970s
By Raffaello Piraino
Located in Roma, IT
Teatro Massimo of Palermo Institution calls him to design the sets and costumes of comic opera Les
Category
1970s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$355
H 25.6 in W 16.93 in D 0.04 in
Still Life - Lithograph by Raffaello Piraino - 1970s
By Raffaello Piraino
Located in Roma, IT
Massimo of Palermo Institution calls him to design the sets and costumes of comic opera Les Mamelles de
Category
1970s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$355
H 25.2 in W 17.33 in D 0.04 in
Antique Print of Musical Instruments by Ferrario, 1834
Located in Langweer, NL
other objects. This print originates from 'Aggiunte all'opera Il costume antico e moderno di tutti
Category
Antique 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$90 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 0 in
MADELEINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991
By Igor Mitoraj
Located in Roma, IT
designs and costumes for operas.
Mitoraj takes marble and bronze as his primary materials and creates
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$128,100 Sale Price
20% Off
H 25.2 in W 12.6 in D 5.52 in
BEYLA (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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Opera Costume For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic opera costume available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and glass, every opera costume was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer opera costume, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An opera costume, designed in the Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made opera costume over the years, but those crafted by Charles Betout are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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The average selling price for an opera costume at 1stDibs is $1,000, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $10,000 for the highest priced.
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