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Charles Gesmar
Untitled Costume Sketch20th century

Not on view
Ink and watercolor costume design drawing on cream paper, a stylized elongated figure in a vast tiered gown trimmed with marigold bead strands, holding a matching beaded canopy on a pole

Charles Gesmar, Untitled Costume Sketch, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Charles LeMaire, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Charles Gesmar
France, Nancy, active France, Paris and United States, New York, 1900- 1928
Title
Untitled Costume Sketch
Place Made
United States
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Pencil, gouache on paper
Dimensions
Composition: 16 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (41.28 x 24.77 cm); Sheet: 16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (41.28 x 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles LeMaire
Accession Number
M.83.161.19
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles