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COSTUME / FASHION. Marie, Gustave. Paris Enghien. 43 gouache, ink, and watercolor costume designs, many heightened with wash or gold and silver, for the stage revue "Paris Enghien." 380x254 mm; 15x10 inches, sheets, many with inked descriptions of the characters and costumes in the lower right corner; scattered light unobtrusive foxing and spotting to some plates, mostly to margins. Folio, plates loose as issued in original 3/4 tan cloth and marbled board portfolio with hand-calligraphed cover label, soiled, joints starting, lacking ties. Paris, 1902
unique collection of original costume designs by gustave marie. inscribed and signed by him to Madame Langlois (likely a patron): "en souvenir . . en bien respectueux hommage," 5 September 1902. Papers of the day hailed the 3 act, 5 tableaux revue by "masters of the genre" Monréal and Blondeau, as a sensation. It boasted all new costumes and sets, and a battalion of young and pretty women. The plates here show a range of amusing, sexy, chaste, or dignified characters described as Parisiana, La Cigalle, Le Moulin-Rouge, Les Enfants Terribles, Le Chic, L'Amour, Le Fêtard, numerous dandies and more. Their costumes contain an abundance of decorative detail beautifully rendered to details of laces, bows, and fanciful hats and accessories. Le Monde Artiste Illustrée. 42e Année N° 36 Dimanche 7 Septembre 1902.
