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20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD
(1900-1951)
Costume Design
Signed l.l.: Dronsfield
Watercolour and pencil
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
stage-designer for ballet and theatre. In 1945-48 he worked with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Marda Vanne
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
John Dronsfield - Mid 20th Century British Theatre Costume Design watercolour
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD
(1900-1951)
Costume Design
Watercolour and pen and ink
Unframed, in mount only
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
John Dronsfield - 20th Century Costume Design for the Theatre
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD
(1900-1951)
Costume Design – Man with Staff
Watercolour and bodycolour over
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 17.33 in W 11.62 in
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway.
Boris Aronson
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of "Maitresse Du Roi
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Located in New York, NY
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern.
Miles White
Category
1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Rashomon - A 1950 costume design for the New York Theatre by Oliver Messel
By Oliver Messel
Located in London, GB
OLIVER MESSEL
(1904-1978)
The Medium – Costume Design for Peter Glenville’s Rashomon, Performed at
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Art Deco Costume Design - Eva
By Georges Lepape
Located in Miami, FL
: "Costume for L'enfantement du mort, (miracle en pourpre, et or.). Devised by Marcel L'Herbier and performed
Category
1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.
“Not only
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Art Deco yellow butterfly costume design by French costume designer Jean Aumond
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
of the most brilliant and productive costume designers for Parisian music hall. Aumond designed
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Italian Mixed Media Gouache Tempera Theatre Set Costume Silhouette Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
Commedia dell'arte.
These four paintings featuring costume design figurines, with the characters acting in
Category
19th Century Rococo Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor, Gouache
H 23.63 in W 33.47 in D 0.79 in
John Dronsfield - 1940s Ballet costume design for Amor Eterno
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
imaginative stage-designer for ballet and theatre. In 1945-48 he worked with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Marda
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
Cecil Beaton (1904
Category
1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte, Art Deco theatre design drawing
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
years and crossed over into several mediums including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 6.88 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte, Art Deco Gouache theatre design
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Gown - 1930s British theatrical costume design by John Dronsfield
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
-designer for ballet and theatre. In 1945-48 he worked with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Marda Vanne in
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Erte - Romain de TirtoffRomain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Erte - Romain de TirtoffRomain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
Opera Costume Design for The Barber of Seville by Oliver Messel
By Oliver Messel
Located in London, GB
OLIVER MESSEL
(1904-1978)
Costume Design for Rosina in the Barber of Seville
Signed and
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design in ink, signed
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte, Art Deco theatre set design in ink
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design in ink, signed
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Judy Garland Hollywood Film 1963 Costume Design Mid 20th Century Gay Icon Oscars
Located in New York, NY
Judy Garland Hollywood Film 1963 Costume Design Mid 20th Century Gay Icon Oscars
EDITH HEAD (1897
Category
1960s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
John Dronsfield - 20th Century British Costume Design of a Man in a Green Coat
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD
(1900-1951)
Costume Design with Green Jacket
Watercolour and bodycolour over
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Romain de Tirtoff, called ERTÉ, Art Deco theatre set designs, signed
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
and crossed over into several mediums including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911
By Leon Bakst
Located in Paonia, CO
-century stage realism, sparking a revolution in theatre design. His fame lay in the sets and costumes he
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
Costume Oriental by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Costume Oriental
Signed “Erté”(lower right
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte, 2 Art Deco theatre set designs in ink
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Costume tailleur by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Costume tailleur(Tailored suit)
Signed "Erté
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Freddy Wittop “Kelly” Costume Illustration
By Freddy Wittop
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Freddy Wittop’s drawing depicts costumes he designed for the 1965
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media
Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
feminine costume designed for theatre. The figure is elegant, the colors are congruous and harmonious.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 14.57 in W 10.44 in D 0.04 in
Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
costume designed for theatre. The figure is elegant, the colors are congruous and harmonious.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
feminine costume designed for theatre. The figure is elegant, the colors are congruous and harmonious.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 14.38 in W 10.63 in D 0.04 in
Morris Carnovsky "Counterattack" 1943 Broadway Play Theatre Caricature Drawing
Located in New York, NY
cartoonist who specialized in theatre caricatures for more than seven decades. His drawings of theatre, opera
Category
1940s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
"Backstage, Ambassador" Broadway Theatre NYC Mid-century Modern Modernist Cubist
By Sam Norkin
Located in New York, NY
access to rehearsals, performers, costume sketches, fittings and scenic designs, providing editors with
Category
1940s American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roger Furse "Waldemar Fitzurse - Ivanhoe" Original Costume Illustration C.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Academy Award for Best Costume Design for a Black and White Film for his designs for Hamlet. This was the
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Meryl Streep John Lithgow "Secret Service" 1976 Off Broadway Theatre Caricature
Located in New York, NY
Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and others starred in the Phoenix Theatre Company's Off-Broadway
Category
1970s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Board
Picasso Theatre by Douglas Cooper, 1st Edition Circle D'art Paris 1967
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
part theatre design had in Picasso’s life, drawing onarchival material alongside analysis of his
Category
Vintage 1960s Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.82 in W 10.04 in D 2.17 in
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
The Sheldonian Theatre, University of
Category
Early 18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing
Located in New York, NY
Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing
Ethel Merman in
Category
1940s Performance Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Romain de Tirtoff Erté 1987 Loge De Theatre, Framed Silk Scarf Wall Art, Signed
By Erté
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior décor.
The piece is signed to the
Category
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
H 37.75 in W 38.25 in D 0.75 in
Romain de Tirtoff Erté 1987 Loge De Theatre Art Deco Framed Silk Scarf Wall Art
By Erté
Located in Miami, FL
fashion, jewelry, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
H 42.5 in W 42.5 in D 1.5 in
Art Deco watercolour on paper of a lady in a butterfly costume by Jean Aumond
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
of the most brilliant and productive costume designers for Parisian music hall. Aumond designed
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
H 9 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
Maarten Baas, sweepers clock, signed& numbered, icon Dutch contemporary design
By Maarten Baas
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
a function to be a clock. Maarten Baas uses this option, by combining theatre, art, film and design
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern More Clocks
Materials
Other
H 0.4 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Pierre Cardin Vase for Venini - Murano glass - Italian design 1970s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Milan, IT
house in 1950; his atelier in Rue Richepanse mainly creates costumes and masks for the theatre. He
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Vases
Materials
Glass
Reginald Pannett The Merry Widow, Sheet Music Cover Design, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
world of theatre from an early age as his father, a draper, produced costumes. In 1911, census records
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Silk
"Cecil Beaton Watercolour Theatrical Set Design for Landscape with Figures" 1951
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
characterized by their staged poses and imaginative sets. Beaton’s costume and stage designs won him three
Category
1950s Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 22.5 in W 17.25 in D 1 in
Robert Heindel serigraph from the set design of the Garden of Eros
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and costume designs for the folk ballet "Still Life at the Penguin Café". In 1985 a major exhibition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Érte, "Les chatters, deuxieme version", unique gouache, hand signed
By Erté
Located in Chatsworth, CA
set design for film, theatre, opera, and interior decor. Érte designed over 200 covers for the popular
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Poster Gianni Versace Metropolitan Museum of Art Photo by Irving Penn, 1997
By Gianni Versace, Irving Penn
Located in Milano, IT
photograph depicts the famous 1987 theatre costume in black quilted satin and white satin with black and
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 25.2 in D 0.2 in
Lykas, The Songs of Bilitis
By George Barbier
Located in London, GB
and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with commissions to design theatre and
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
Antique Flemish Painted Polychrome Corner Cabinet Christ Nativity Magi 1760
Located in Portland, OR
& costume designer Oliver Messel (1904-1978). He famously designed the Tony Award winning sets for Truman
Category
Antique 1760s Dutch Baroque Corner Cupboards
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 36.25 in W 23 in D 15.5 in
Anne, inspired by Gertrude Stein's opera about Susan B. Anthony Signed/N print
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Minneapolis in 1967. After the curtain closed, Indiana memorialized his elaborate costume and set designs with
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
Costumi Ceramic Tiles after Giò Ponti
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Weesp, NL
the clothes that he loved to designwere already costumes. Like the ones for his theatre: costumes that
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Florida (Pearl Dress)
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Greenwich, CT
moulding.
Originally a costume design for the American Millionairess Revue at the Théâtre Fémina in Paris
Category
20th Century Art Deco Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Paper
Le fiancé by Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
gouache on paper
Titled Le fiance, Erté designed this costume for a 1919 production of Les Rois des
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
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Theatre Costume Design For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the theatre costume design you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Art Deco style, while we also have 105 Art Deco versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a theatre costume design from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a theatre costume design to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, blue and more. There have been many interesting theatre costume design examples over the years, but those made by Erté, Hélène Duclos, Hanna Bakuła, Atticus Adams and Leonor Fini are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, watercolor and paper — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much is a Theatre Costume Design?
The price for a theatre costume design in our collection starts at $118 and tops out at $165,000 with the average selling for $1,876.
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