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178 - Valentine Hugo (French, 1887–1968)
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
Valentine Hugo (French, 1887–1968) ‘Chansons gitanes’ Two gouaches on both sides of a sheet of paper. Monogrammed in the bottom right-hand corner and annotated. Height 32, width 24 cm (as seen) Provenance: former Jean-Paul Boidé collection of costume designs, Val-de-Marne. Bibliography: Béatrice Seguin, *Valentine Hugo*, Actes Sud, 2002; related works: costume design for *La Veine*, 1919. CLOSE TO THE WRITERS OF THE *NOUVELLE REVUE FRANCAISE* Valentine Gross worked for Jacques Copeau and his studio at the Vieux-Colombier. Jacques Copeau left for the United States in 1917, having been invited to direct the new Théâtre français in New York, where he re-established the Vieux-Colombier company. On 5 December 1917, he revived *La Navette*, a one-act comedy by Henry Becque, with costumes by Valentine Gross. She also designed the costumes for François de Curel’s *La Nouvelle Idole*, which premiered on 8 January 1918, and those for Alfred Capus’s four-act play *La Veine*, which premiered on 3 March 1919. ibid.
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Auction time 09/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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