Costume Design: Cléopâtre

Unfinished painting of a figure facing sideways wearing a costume, inspired by Egyptian clothing, that consists of a wrap-around skirt, a shawl tied at the chest, and a close-fitting cap covering the entire hairline and back of the neck.  The body of the figure has been painted, but the clothing is only outlined in pencil with some gold highlights added. Annotations appear in pencil.

Costume Design: Cléopâtre

Description:
Costume Design for a Temple Servant, for Cléopâtre
Artist:
Léon Bakst
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
H. 28 cm; W. 21 cm
Date:
1910
Inventory Number:
MS Thr 414.4 (7)
Lender:
Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Credit:
Howard D. Rothschild Collection, Bequest 1989
Houghton Library, Harvard University