Christian Bérard (1902 - 1949) at the theatre of life.
Silvana Editoriale| N° d'inventaire | 25531 |
| Format | 25 x 30.5 |
| Détails | 232 pages, numerous illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | Milan 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836649938 |
Painter, illustrator, collaborator on stage and screen with Cocteau, Jouvet, Balanchine and Massine, fashion designer, friend of Chanel and Schiaparelli, Christian Bérard (1902 - 1949) was above all an artist. In his self-portraits, he displays a somber, worried or melancholic air. And it is certainly a part of his personality that he depicts. But, outside his studio, he enjoys comical improvisations with his friends Christian Dior, Georges Auric or Henri Sauguet, as well as memorable costume balls. Living on the edge, between unkempt dress and evening suit, Christian Bérard is in himself a theatrical figure.
These are the two sides of the artist that the Evian exhibition and this catalogue present through a journey that leads from Christian, a young painter with a promising career, to Bébé, the darling of Paris.
Painter, illustrator, collaborator on stage and screen with Cocteau, Jouvet, Balanchine and Massine, fashion designer, friend of Chanel and Schiaparelli, Christian Bérard (1902 - 1949) was above all an artist. In his self-portraits, he displays a somber, worried or melancholic air. And it is certainly a part of his personality that he depicts. But, outside his studio, he enjoys comical improvisations with his friends Christian Dior, Georges Auric or Henri Sauguet, as well as memorable costume balls. Living on the edge, between unkempt dress and evening suit, Christian Bérard is in himself a theatrical figure.
These are the two sides of the artist that the Evian exhibition and this catalogue present through a journey that leads from Christian, a young painter with a promising career, to Bébé, the darling of Paris.