Illustrated Set & Costume Design: (Artist - Eugene Berman)

Eugene Berman (1899 - 1972)
Born in Russia, Eugene Berman is known for his imaginary landscapes and architectural conceits.

Wonderful loose style and confident mix of mediums; watercolor, gouache, ink, paper collage.

Scene from imaginary ballet

A leader among the Surrealist and Neo-Romantic artists, Berman focused on the expression of emotion, loneliness and human isolation that emerged between the World Wars. 

 Amahl from Balthazar, 1952

Portrait of woman with butterflies

- Les sirènes

COSTUME DESIGNS FOR A GUARD AND AND ORIENTAL PRINCE, ACT III, OTELLO

He is also recognized for his Baroque-like stage set designs for the likes of the Metropolitan Opera.

Projet de costume pour un ballet impérial, 1949

Costume Design for the Duke in Rigoletto

Set Design for Rigoletto

Trained in Paris, and influenced directly by the works of Pierre Bonnard, Berman was drawn to the U.S. by the legendary dealer Julien Levy and exhibited alongside Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and a young Howard Warshaw. 

Stage design for Romeo & Juliet

Inspired by imaginary worlds created by Hollywood, Berman lived in Los Angeles for almost ten years during which time he enjoyed the patronage of the legendary collector Wright Ludington.

View Of New York

Possible stage design for WPA, NYC

Italian Symphony Scene IV, Saltenello, 1939

Berman’s work is held by many significant museums and has been featured in solo exhibitions including 2005's High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime.  

 In 1957, Berman retired to Rome after the death of his wife, actress Ona Munson.  
-Borrowed from  Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Note:  Ona Munson played Belle Watling, in Gone With The Wind.