Christian Bérard by Boris Kochno - 1988

Condition: Ex-library copy in good condition. Library markings to foredges, spine, title page and inside rear facing page. Remainder of pages very good with minimal markings.

A celebration of the work of one of the foremost artistic talents of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s illustrates and analyses Berard's paintings as well as his set and costume designs for the ballet, the theatre, and films

Christian Bérard (20 August 1902 – 11 February 1949), also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer.

Bérard and his lover Boris Kochno, who worked for the Ballets Russes and was also co-founder of the Ballets des Champs-Elysées, were one of the most prominent openly homosexual couples in French theatre during the 1930s and 1940s.