Unique collection of original costume designs by Marie Gustave, "Paris Enghien"
Hardcover
1902 · Paris
by [costume]; [original drawings]; Marie, Gustave
Paris, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good+. Half cloth and marbled paper portfolio, hand-calligraphed paper label "Paris Enghien, Costumes de G Marie" affixed to upper board; contains 43 gouache, ink, and watercolor costume designs, many heightened with wash, gold, or silver; loose sheets (380x254mm), with artwork on the recto only, each one signed by the artist, with handwritten text (description of the characters and costumes). Inscribed by the artist, Gustave Marie, to Madame Langlois (likely a patron), on the inside front board: "en souvenir... en bien respectueux hommage / 5 September 1902." Portfolio rubbed; frayed at spine tips, corners, and along joints; fore-edge ties lacking. Contents are VG+ or better; some leaves a little wrinkled and dusty along the edges; occasional faint foxing. Highly detailed, skilled costumes designs for men and (mostly) women, begging for display.
Papers of the day hailed the 3 act, 5 tableaux revue, by "masters of the genre" Monreal and Blondeau, as a sensation. It boasted all new costumes and sets, and a battalion of young and pretty women. The plates here show a range of amusing, sexy, chaste, or dignified characters described as Parisiana, La Cigalle, Le Moulin-Rouge, Les Enfants Terribles, Le Chic, L'Amour, Le Fetard, plus some dandies, some military men, and more. The costumes are abundant in detail, with lace, bows, fanciful hats and accessories, even some surprisingly risque cut-outs. (Inventory #: D12396)
Papers of the day hailed the 3 act, 5 tableaux revue, by "masters of the genre" Monreal and Blondeau, as a sensation. It boasted all new costumes and sets, and a battalion of young and pretty women. The plates here show a range of amusing, sexy, chaste, or dignified characters described as Parisiana, La Cigalle, Le Moulin-Rouge, Les Enfants Terribles, Le Chic, L'Amour, Le Fetard, plus some dandies, some military men, and more. The costumes are abundant in detail, with lace, bows, fanciful hats and accessories, even some surprisingly risque cut-outs. (Inventory #: D12396)