“a Suite Of 4 Theatre Costumes (1)” By Jules Draner (1833 – 1926)

A set of four rare watercolors on heavy paper depicting studies of 19th-century theatrical costumes.
Two are signed and two are monogrammed.
Titles are placed at the bottom with the name of the role and the actor.
The Jules Draner collection at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) consists of drawings of comic costumes from 19th-century Parisian theaters.
Dimensions of each work: approximately 27 cm x 19 cm. Sold unframed.
We offer on our website another set of four works from the same series, which together form a beautiful set of eight.
Jules Draner, born Jules Renard on November 12, 1833, in Liège, Belgium, and died on August 30, 1926, in Paris (9th arrondissement), was a Belgian illustrator and caricaturist. He settled in Paris in 1861 and from then on contributed to most of the major satirical and informational periodicals, including Charivari, L'Éclipse, Le Monde Illustré, and L'Illustration. He often drew soldiers, commenting on them in ways that quickly became popular. He designed costumes for the theater and music hall, notably for the Théâtre des Variétés and the Théâtre du Châtelet.
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