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La Veuve Rusée By Erté
La Veuve Rusée By Erté

La Veuve Rusée By Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mistinguett by Erté
Mistinguett by Erté

Erte - Romain de TirtoffMistinguett by Erté, 1934

$19,850

H 17.25 in W 14.063 in D 0.625 in

Mistinguett by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Conte Hindou En Noir By Erté
Conte Hindou En Noir By Erté

Conte Hindou En Noir By Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Friesland Gala Dress with Gold Caps and Coral, Dutch Print, 1932
Friesland Gala Dress with Gold Caps and Coral, Dutch Print, 1932

Friesland Gala Dress with Gold Caps and Coral, Dutch Print, 1932

Located in Langweer, NL

The scene depicts two women in richly detailed attire, worn for special events such as the skotse trije, a traditional courtyard dance, or public appearances such as opera visits. Th...

Category

Vintage 1930s Prints

Materials

Paper

Conte Hindou En Blanc By Erté
Conte Hindou En Blanc By Erté

Erte - Romain de TirtoffConte Hindou En Blanc By Erté, 1922

$44,500

H 18.375 in W 25.375 in D 0.625 in

Conte Hindou En Blanc By Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Cosi Fan Tutte Fleurdelise, Original Gouache on Paper, Signed, 25x20 in.
Cosi Fan Tutte Fleurdelise, Original Gouache on Paper, Signed, 25x20 in.

Cosi Fan Tutte Fleurdelise, Original Gouache on Paper, Signed, 25x20 in.

By Erté

Located in Aventura, FL

About the Artist: Erté (French, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts.

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails, Signed Original Gouache on Paper
La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails, Signed Original Gouache on Paper

La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails, Signed Original Gouache on Paper

By Erté

Located in Aventura, FL

About the Artist: Erté (French, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts.

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Tristan and Isolde
Tristan and Isolde

Leonor FiniTristan and Isolde, 1978

$1,750

H 35.25 in W 43 in D 1.75 in

Tristan and Isolde

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

She also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise. In addition to her work for the Parisian stage, she designed sets and costum...

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life - Lithograph by Raffaello Piraino - 1970s

Still Life - Lithograph by Raffaello Piraino - 1970s

By Raffaello Piraino

Located in Roma, IT

For Recos publisher of Thessaloniki illustrates the Iliad and the Odyssey and publishes numerous folders of etchings and lithographs accompanied by texts by Nello Ponente, Alfonso Ga...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les fleurs du mal by Erté
Les fleurs du mal by Erté

Les fleurs du mal by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Gysie by Erté
Gysie by Erté

Erte - Romain de TirtoffGysie by Erté, 1940

$18,500

H 20.75 in W 16.875 in D 0.625 in

Gysie by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

L'Aurore boréale by Erté
L'Aurore boréale by Erté

Erte - Romain de TirtoffL'Aurore boréale by Erté, 1917

$16,500

H 17.25 in W 14.125 in D 0.625 in

L'Aurore boréale by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Manhattan Mary II Serigraph, Art Deco, Signed, Framed, 1986
Manhattan Mary II Serigraph, Art Deco, Signed, Framed, 1986

Manhattan Mary II Serigraph, Art Deco, Signed, Framed, 1986

By Erté

Located in Aventura, FL

About the Artist: Erté (French, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts.

Category

1980s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté
Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté

Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Portrait of Russian cuirassiers colonel
Portrait of Russian cuirassiers colonel

Portrait of Russian cuirassiers colonel

By Hippolyte Lecomte

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

Troubadour style, genre scenes in the spirit of Boilly, drawings of costumes for the Opera and the Italian Theater between 1823 and 1830, and landscape.

Category

1810s French School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991
Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991

Igor MitorajMale Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991, 1991

$126,937Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.2 in W 12.6 in D 5.52 in

Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991

By Igor Mitoraj

Located in Roma, IT

He sculpts broken or severed fragments of the male form, with an eye for the theatrical growing in years spent working on set designs and costumes for operas. Mitoraj takes marble an...

Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

California Stormy Sky, c. 1924
California Stormy Sky, c. 1924

California Stormy Sky, c. 1924

By Theodore Lukits

Located in Pasadena, CA

Lukits shared this aesthete's fascination with the Far East, as exemplified in his Orientalist still life Buddha and Tiffany Glass and the dramatic costume portrait Peking Opera. Lu...

Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Antique Print of Musical Instruments by Ferrario, 1834
Antique Print of Musical Instruments by Ferrario, 1834

Antique Print of Musical Instruments by Ferrario, 1834

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'Aggiunte all'opera Il costume antico e moderno di tutti popoli cogli analogi disegni del Dottore Giulio Ferrario' by V.

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

La Dionée Dite Gobe-Mouches By Erté
La Dionée Dite Gobe-Mouches By Erté

La Dionée Dite Gobe-Mouches By Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Fol...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century
Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century

Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century

$26,950Sale Price|23% Off

H 29 in W 15 in D 15 in

Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century

By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux

Located in Los Angeles, CA

For the Paris opening, Pierre-Euge`ne Lacoste was responsible for designing the costumes. He was a more experienced designer than Mariette and his costumes for the opera were better-...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beyla Original Gouache on Paper, Art Deco Style, Framed, Circa 1950
Beyla Original Gouache on Paper, Art Deco Style, Framed, Circa 1950

Beyla Original Gouache on Paper, Art Deco Style, Framed, Circa 1950

By Erté

Located in Aventura, FL

About the Artist: Erté (French, 1892–1990) was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts.

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

She also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise. In addition to her work for the Parisian stage, she designed sets and costum...

Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

She also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise. In addition to her work for the Parisian stage, she designed sets and costum...

Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)
La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

La Grande Parade des Chats (The Great Parade of the Cats)

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

She also created paintings, posters and sets for the Paris Opera and costumes for the Comedie Francaise. In addition to her work for the Parisian stage, she designed sets and costum...

Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Visit to the Bazaar - 1916 British watercolour on silk by Sheringham

Visit to the Bazaar - 1916 British watercolour on silk by Sheringham

By George Sheringham

Located in London, GB

He designed scenery and costumes for ballets, opera and the theatre, working closely with the actor-manager Nigel Playfair and for the D’Oyly Carte.

Category

1910s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

War Birds - 1920s British watercolour on silk by George Sheringham
War Birds - 1920s British watercolour on silk by George Sheringham

War Birds - 1920s British watercolour on silk by George Sheringham

By George Sheringham

Located in London, GB

He also designed scenery and costumes for ballets, opera and the theatre, working closely with the actor-manager Nigel Playfair and for the D’Oyly Carte.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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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.

How Much is a Opera Costume?

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.