{"product_id":"9186-benito-edoardo-milhaud-darius-le-boeuf-sur-le-toit-1920","title":"Benito, Edoardo. (1891–1953 ) [Milhaud, Darius. (1892–1974)] \"Le Boeuf sur le toit,\" 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatercolor and ink on paper, signed center \"Benito.\" 39 x 29 cm. A preliminary or related design for the pochoir published in the \u003cem\u003eGazette du Bon Ton\u003c\/em\u003e, March, 1920. A client wearing a hat stands at the bar and is attended by a black bartender, \"LE BOEUF SUR LE TOIT\" is inscribed at the left in various alternating bright colors. Tipped at corners to another sheet, archivally matted and framed under UV-Plexi. Fine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Le boeuf sur le toit\" is a surrealist ballet made on a score composed by Darius Milhaud, taking its title (and much musical inspiration) from an old Brazilian tango. Conceived originally to have been the score of a silent Charlie Chaplin film (Cinéma-fantaisie for violin and piano), it grew into a ballet with a scenario by Jean Cocteau, stage designs by Raoul Dufy, costumes by Guy-Pierre Fauconnet and a first performance which involved the famous Fratellini clowns from the Medrano circus. The premiere of the ballet was given in February 1920 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and subsequently gave its name to a celebrated Parisian cabaret-bar, Le Boeuf sur le Toit, which became a meeting-place for Cocteau and his associates. \"Although the history of Le Boeuf - both bar and ballet - is by now well known, the nightclub's emergence as a meeting ground for the haute monde and modernist artists merits further consideration here...The Ballet earned a coveted spot in the 'Gazette du Bon Ton,' where it was depicted in a pochoir illustration by Eduardo Benito in 1920.\" (Mary E. Davis, \"Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism,\" p. 220)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093381697695,"sku":"9186","price":25000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Milhaud_Boeuf_sur_le_toit_painting_9186a.jpg?v=1722187660","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/9186-benito-edoardo-milhaud-darius-le-boeuf-sur-le-toit-1920","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}