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Peter Farmer (British, b. 1941) Costume Design for a Female Dancer in Meadowlark

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$360$300
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2673BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 20, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Peter Farmer (British, b. 1941)

Costume Design for a Female Dancer in Meadowlark, 1968
Signed and dated "P Farmer 68" l.r., inscribed "MEADOW LARK/FESTIVAL BALLET" u.l.
Oil stick, gouache, and graphite on paper, 20 1/2 x 13 in. (52.1 x 33.0 cm),unframed.
Condition: Masking taped to window mat.

Exhibitions: Charles Spencer, The Musical Stage, Radlett Art Centre, Hertfordshire, May 1988, no. 11.

N.B. Farmer created this work for the London Festival Ballet's production of Eliot Feld's ballet Meadowlark, first performed in England on December 9, 1968.
Estimate $600-800


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Keywords

Peter Farmer, MEADOW LARK/FESTIVAL BALLET, Oil stick, Charles Spencer, Radlett Art Centre, Eliot Feld, London Festival Ballet, United Kingdom