Givenchy, Hubert de. (1927–2018) "Giselle" - Archive of Costume Designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Ballet Production
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Givenchy, Hubert de. (1927–2018)
"Giselle" - Archive of Costume Designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Ballet Production
Colored markers, pencil and fabric samples on paper (119)
Collection of 119 original drawings by Hubert de Givenchy being costume designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Ballet production of Giselle, together with 2 original costumes from the production and supporting documents. Provenance: Gifted by the designer to Valérie Golovitser, who represented the Bolshoi in New York and was liason for the designer in Russia. Their connections are further recorded in the biography of the designer Hubert de Givenchy: Entre Vies et Legendes, by Jean-Noël Liaut, p. 288.
Vladimir Vasiliev (born 1940) staged Giselle for the Bolshoi Ballet, with designs by Hubert de Givenchy. In due course, this became one of two productions used by the Bolshoi.