FOLIES BERGERE - DECORS - Michel GYARMATHY (1908-1996, Artis - Lot 78

FOLIES BERGERE - DECORS - Michel GYARMATHY (1908-1996, Artistic Director of the Folies Bergère for over 50 years, creator of the revue's sets and costumes) / Important set of approx. 60 original drawings of set designs (some 20 of which are set elements intended for 3-dimensional staging of the maquettes, with numerous small cut-out subjects, in pencil, ink or mixed media, some on the back of Folies letterhead, many with annotations (Michel Gyarmathy's works are rare: his entire collection was deposited by his family in Hungary, where he was originally from, to be turned into a museum) - Note the drawing of the famous horses in the Great Hall, and a sketch of the famous fresco on the façade (originals preserved by Michel Guyarmathy?) - Also of note is an original plan on tracing drawn by G. Lavignac for the 1945 revue, placing the set elements in the stage hangers, and a large plan (50 x 64 cm) on a 5-percent scale for a 1971 champagne glass set, based on Michel Gyarmathy's drawing.