Eugene Berman, four costume designs for Othello, New York Metropolitan Opera, 1962, each 9" x 6 1/2" watercolor on paper with arabesque, framed to 17"x14"
Born in Russia, Eugene Berman is best known for his imaginary surrealist landscapes. Trained in Paris Berman was drawn to the U.S. by the trailblazing New York dealer Julien Levy and exhibited alongside Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp in Levy's gallery throughout the 1930s. He is also recognized for his Baroque-like stage set designs for the likes of the Metropolitan Opera, the subject four costume designs representing some of best work in this genre. His work is held in dozens of museums world-wide including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington D.C. and The Whitney, New York.
