Devil's Holiday, designs for the ballet
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- Year
- 1939
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- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Eugene Berman
Artist
Mixed Media
Eugene Berman was an American painter and stage designer known for his darkly theatrical architectural fantasies and surrealist compositions. Working primarily in oil and tempera, he constructed dreamlike cityscapes populated by isolated figures and monuments rendered in muted, melancholic palettes. His practice bridged fine art and design for theater and ballet, informing a visual language of disquieting perspective and romantic decay.
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- Eugene Berman
- Year
- 1939
- Dimensions
- see individual object records
- Watts ID
- WW-1939-M029075
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified
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