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"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner

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Diminutive and striking, this Mannerist male nude by Raoul Pène du Bois, the great Broadway designer, depicts a confident figure in the full bloom of youth, with golden hair and blushing flesh. du Bois won renown as a scenic and costume designer for Broadway beginning in the 1930s. He won Tony awards for scenic design (Wonderful Town), and for costume design (No, No Nanette); among the many other shows he designed were the Ziegfeld Follies (1934), Jumbo (1935), Du Barry was a Lady (1939), and Charley's Aunt (1953). The painting is watercolor and gouache on heavy, textured paper; it is marked with du Bois' estate stamp on the reverse.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 3.07 in (7.8 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1950s
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  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865135885852

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