Cats of Paris - And Elsewhere

Author(s): Lila De Nobili; Claudie Gastine (Editor); Francesca Simone (Editor)

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A wonderful gift for all cat loversFinely drawn sketches, portraits and fantasies by one of the major theatre and opera stage and costume designers of the 20th centuryMost of the watercolors and pencil drawings of her cats by Lila De Nobili included here are previously unpublishedParis cats have been celebrated by painters, writers and chansonniers since the 19th century, when Steinlein created the poster for the cabaret 'Le Chat noir'. An important place among these artists is occupied by Lila De Nobili, who moved to the French capital in 1945 and never left the 6th arrondissement, its quintessential neighbourhood. She painted and designed stage sets for the Scala in Milan, the Op ra in Paris, the Covent Garden in London and many other theatres. Sought by the most famous directors, she designed costumes for Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Audrey Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman. Just after the events of May 1968, she devoted herself exclusively to painting and adopted her first cat, Ulysse, in her apartment in rue de Verneuil. The feline family soon grew and Lila never tired of sketching them, drawing them, or painting them in watercolor. Most of these intimate works, full of insight and subtlety, were gifted to a friend, herself a cat lover, by Lila in her last years and thanks to this collection a book can now be published.

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General Fields

  • : 9788899765941
  • : Officina Libraria srl
  • : Officina Libraria srl
  • : November 2018
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lila De Nobili; Claudie Gastine (Editor); Francesca Simone (Editor)
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 160