Françoise Gilot (b. 1921)
Lot 267

Françoise Gilot (b. 1921)

Charrat and Castelli at the Theatre

Closed1 March 2017

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GBP 7,500

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Françoise Gilot (b. 1921)
Charrat and Castelli at the Theatre
signed 'F. Gilot' (lower left); dated 'Juin 54' (on the reverse)
wax crayons on paper
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (49.7 x 64.8 cm.)
Executed in June 1954

Private collection, Dinan, Brittany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2016.

Specialist note

This work is included in the Françoise Gilot Archives under no. G.1284.


Charrat and Castelli at the Theatre is a portrait of the dancer Jeanine Charrat, pictured with the choreographer Bertrand Castelli, while he holds a mirror for her to put on some make-up, before going on stage. The drawing was executed by Françoise Gilot in June 1954, when she created the set design for their ballet Hérakles.