Costume design for a male character
(1964)
for the opera Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, performed by Sadler’s Wells Opera Company, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 1964
Medium
gouache, pencil, fibre-tipped pen and collage of cut felt, lined paper, paper, cotton and synthetic fabrics, metal pin
Measurements
37.3 × 25.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Peter Corrigan, Member, 1993
© The Estate of Yolanda Sonnabend
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen u.r.: O
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.r.: ORFEO. MONTEVERDI. / SADLERS WELLS THEATRE.
Accession Number
P58-1993
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Costume Performing Arts
Subjects (specific)
brown (colour) costume design operas (performances)