Costume Sketch

Costume Sketch  is a beautiful original gouache on ivory-colored paper realized by the French costume designer, painter and illustrator  Pierre Eugène Lacoste  (1818-1908) in the occasion of a theatrical spectacle, an opera by  Giuseppe Verdi .

Hand-signed  and  hand-dated  in brown ink on the lower left margin " Eugène Lacoste Fevrier 1879 ".

Demonstrating a full mastery of the technique and incredible draftsmanship (take a look at the drapery and the lace of the dress), this modern artwork is in good conditions, except for some discolorations, a usual yellowing of the paper and light but diffused foxing. These defects do not affect the image that has preserved its beauty and the brightness of colors.