Les fâcheux (Théatre Serge de Diaghilew) [2 v.]

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Les fâcheux (Théatre Serge de Diaghilew) [2 v.]

Artist Georges Braque (French, 1882 - 1963)

Artist Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)

Artist Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)

Publisher Quatre Chemins, Paris, 1924

Printer prints: Daniel Jacomet et Cie., Paris; text: Frazier-Soye, Paris

Author Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)

Date1924

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 11 7/16 in. (290 mm); W: 9 3/16 in. (234 mm); Depth: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm).
Portfolio: H: 12 in. (304.8mm).
Book: H: 11 1/8 in. (283 mm); W: 9 in. (228 mm); Depth: 9/16 in. (14 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 11 1/16 in. (281 mm); W: 8 7/8 in. (226 mm).
Slipcase: H: 12 3/8 in. (314 mm); W: 9 5/8 in. (244 mm); Depth: 1 1/2 in. (38 mm).

MediumReproductions: 46 collotype reproductions of watercolor or gouache drawings, with added pochoir coloring , incl. front wrappers (Braque); collotypes of photographs (incl. one by Man Ray), plus 1 line block reproduction of an ink drawing (Cocteau), facsimile of sheet of music by Georges Auric. Text: letterpress on Arches cream wove paper (typeface: Didot). Paper: cream wove paper.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.296A-B

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Label TextGeorges Braque, Jean Cocteau, and Man Ray, Les fâcheux (The Bores). Texts by Jean Cocteau and Louis Laloy (1924) “Diaghilev possessed a genius for divining and encouraging talent, and, more clearly than any of his contemporaries, he saw how important it was to introduce the highest achievements of painting, music and poetry into ballet.” (Léonid Massine) In 1922 the Russian ballet promoter Sergei Diaghilev commissioned a ballet based on Molière’s play, Les fâcheux, written in 1662. This is a comedy about a young man who is trying to meet a beautiful young woman, but is constantly interrupted by a steady stream of boring people. The French composer Georges Auric composed the music for the ballet. Choreography was by Bronislava Nijinska, younger sister of the famous dancer Nijinsky. The Cubist painter Georges Braque designed the costumes, stage sets, and curtain. The ballet was first performed in Monte-Carlo on January 19, 1924 and then as part of the celebrations for the 1924 Paris Olympics. This two-volume set features Braque’s hand-colored costume designs and a recollection of the ballet by Jean Cocteau. Also included are an essay by critic Louis Laloy, a portrait of Braque by Man Ray, and photographs of the dancers in their costumes.Published Referencescf. The Frank Crowninshield Collection of Modern French Illustrated Books, New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1943, no. 72Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Splendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 14--May 11, 2003.

Toledo Museum of Art, In Motion: Dance and Performance in Art, September 18, 2015- January 3, 2016.