Rostislav Doboujinsky
Russian designer (1903–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rostislav Doboujinsky (3 April 1903 – 23 June 2000) was a Russian designer of costumes, masks, sets and interiors, and a painter and illustrator. He belonged to the second generation of Russian artists who developed the tradition of the 'Ballets Russes' in Western Europe. He was noted for his work on Louis Jouvet's Ondine by Jean Giraudoux in the 1930s and Max Ophul's film Le Plaisir in 1951, for the mouse masks and costumes he created for Rudolf Nureyev's The Nutcracker (1967), the costumes for The Sleeping Beauty ballet at London's Covent Garden (1968) and the animal masks for The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971). He achieved international success with his masks for Alfredo Arias's adaption of Balzac's Peines de Coeur d'une Chatte Anglaise (1977).[1][2]
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Born | (1903-04-03)3 April 1903 St Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 23 June 2000(2000-06-23) (aged 97) Paris, France |
Resting place | Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois, Île-de-France, |
Known for | Design of masks, costumes, sets, stage, posters, interiors |
Notable work |
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Spouse | Lydia Nikolaevna nee Kopniaeff
(died 1965) |
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