Dec 12, 2002 - Sale 1955

Sale 1955 - Lot 452

Price Realized: $ 402
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
SYLBERT, PAUL. Group of 3 costume sketches for Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. Pen-and-ink and graphite studies for the characters of Jocasta, Creon, and chorus members, each 10 1/2 inches in height, with width between 5 and 12 inches; with manuscript notes next to the images regarding the cut and design of the costumes. 2 of the sketches Signed by Sybert (who also directed the production). New York, 1959

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Costume designs used in The New York City Opera's first production of the Stravinsky opera. The role of Jocasta was performed by Claramae Turner; Creon was played by Arnold Voketaitis. The production opened on 24 September 1959.