John PIPER
Costume design for a female
(1956)
for The Magic Flute by Amadeus Mozart, performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1956

Medium
watercolour, pen and ink, brush and ink, gouache, pencil and crayon

Measurements
56.0 × 38.3 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peter Corrigan, 1992
© John Piper Estate/DACS, London. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
inscribed in pencil u.r.: Stiff silk / not too shiny (dull side)
inscribed (diagonally) in pen and ink lc.r.: John Piper

Accession Number
P220-1992

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Advertising, Communication and Graphic Design Costume Performing Arts

Subjects (specific)
bodices design elements (attributes) designs (artistic concepts) dresses (garments) operas (performances) performing artists theatre costume

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John PIPER
Costume design for a female
(1956)
for The Magic Flute by Amadeus Mozart, performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1956