£875
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 | 577
Auction: 23 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
ink, pencil and watercolour on paper, mounted on card, signed and dated lower right CLAUD FRASER/ JANY 1921, with inscription COLISEUM/ NURSERY RHYMES/ BALLET/ JANY. 1921/ DESIGN FOR DRESS/ MME: KARSAVENA AS "THE QUEEN OF HEARTS", framed
Note: Ballerina Tamara Karsavina performed three roles in her one-act ballet, Nursery Rhymes, to music by Schubert, which was first staged at the London Coliseum on 3 January 1921 and performed there for two weeks. For another costume design in the series by Fraser see V&A collection no. S.1-2012