An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a woman’s costume inspired by traditional American Indian garments and jewelry. A pencil sketch shows the back of the costume, and there are several construction notes written in the artist’s hand along the right edge of the sheet. Signed by the artist (at a later date and somewhat shakily) in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10 x h 7.5; w 6.75 x h 11; w 11 x h 14.24 in. Condition: Good to very good. Age-toned and foxed with some light marking. Minor bumping to edges and corners. Verso: heavier marking with evidence of yellowed adhesive at left edge. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a woman’s costume. The painting is labeled “The Nymphs” in the artist’s hand at the upper right corner, and below this are a few construction notes, also in the artist’s hand. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Verso: one rough sketch in pencil. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Good to very good. Foxing and light marking visible, along with minor bumping to edges and corners. Light vertical crease to right of figure on lower half of sheet. Verso: visibly age-tones with light foxing, yellowed tape, and small patches of surface damage from adhesive removal. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for an Egyptian-inspired costume. The phrase “Egyptian Ballet” has been written in the artist’s hand at the upper left corner and then erased. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Verso: several rough overlapping pencil sketches, some somewhat marked out. Dimensions: w 10 x h 14 in. Condition: Good to very good. Age-toned and slightly foxed with light marking, particularly at edges. Very minor bumping to edges and corners. Verso: yellowed tape, small patches of surface damage from adhesive removal, and light marking. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a floor-length gown with stiff architectural pleats at the hips and flame details to the skirt and headdress. Signed by the artist at the lower right corner. Gouache on artist’s board. Dimensions: w 9 x h 14 in. Condition: Good to very good. Some loss of finish to the surface of the painting, particularly at the figure’s face and chest. Minor bumping to edges and corners, resulting in a chip damaging the final “o” of the signature. Yellowed adhesive and some surface damage from adhesive removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a woman’s costume featuring a dress with a tiered and gathered skirt and a matching hat and veil. Some notes along the right margin in the artist’s hand. Signed (somewhat shakily and at a later date) by the artist in blue pen at the lower right corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Verso: an incomplete painting of a soldier standing in front of a sea scene. Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: image: w 6.5 x h 12.25 in; mat: w 9.5 x h 15.5 in. Condition: Good to very good. Age-toned with minor foxing and some marking. Minor bumping to edges and corners. Verso: painting is marred by yellowed tape. Foxing and some marking. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

A painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a costume design for a performer in an unidentified production. The woman in an off-shoulder white blouse lifting her bright red patterned skirt as she walks. Signed (at a later date and somewhat shakily) by the artist in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 in x h 14.25 in. Condition: Very good. Paper age-toned and slightly foxed with minimal bumping to edges and corners. Some yellowed tape and minor damage from adhesive removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a costume with a tiered skirt and elaborate headdress inspired by Aztec art. Signed by the artist in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10.5 x h 16 in. Condition: Good to very good. Paper somewhat age-toned, with several lines of small stains (particularly along the left and bottom edges of the image) and light foxing. Minor bumping to edges and corners. Edges of paper unevenly cut (original to piece). Age-toning and foxing on reverse. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a Peruvian-inspired costume. Signed by the artist in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10 x h 13.5 in. Condition: Good to very good. Paper lightly age-toned with light marking and foxing. Several small creases to the paper, and some cracking to the red paint used in the skirt and hat. On reverse: evidence of removed adhesive, light foxing, small stains and marking. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a costume design for the one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. Signed by the artist in painted black block letters at the lower right corner; the word “Sicily” and the title of the opera are printed in the same painted block letters at the upper right corner. Gouache and pencil on artist’s board. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Good to very good. Some bumping to edges and corners, and some chipping to the finish of the board. Light marking visible to background of image, particularly at lower left corner. Pinholes in all four corners. Staining along left edge. Yellowed adhesive and evidence of removed adhesive visible on reverse of board. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

A painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a flapper dress design for an unidentified production. Unsigned. Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 in x h 17 in. Condition: Good to very good. Paper lightly age-toned and marked. Two closed tears: one to lower left edge (1 in) and one to center right edge (⅝ in). The tear to the center right edge has been stabilized with tape on the verso. Some bumping to edges and corners, including a crease to lower left corner and a small open tear to lower right corner. Some marking and yellowed tape to verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a strapless ball gown with elaborate jewelry for an unidentified production. Signed (somewhat shakily and at a later date) by the artist in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache, pencil, and color pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 13.5 in. Condition: Very good. Paper lightly age-toned, with light marking on both recto and verso. Slightly foxed. Some bumping to edges and corners. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

A painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting three designs for similar bustle gowns. Signed (at a later date and somewhat shakily) by the artist in pencil at the upper left corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on artist’s board. Dimensions: w 20 x h 15 in. Condition: Very good. Board lightly age-toned with light marking. Minor bumping to edges and corners. Small (⅜ in) closed tear at upper left corner. Minor damage from removed adhesive on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a green bustle gown. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on artist’s board. Dimensions: w 12.5 x h 12.25 in. Condition: Very good. Paper lightly age-toned with slight foxing and marking. Edges of board unevenly trimmed; minor bumping to edges and corners. Evidence of old adhesive on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a performer apparently wearing a table spread with Christmas delicacies. A smaller pencil sketch in the upper right corner shows the same costume from a 45-degree angle. Signed (at a later date and somewhat shakily) by the artist at the lower right corner. Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10.5 x h 13.25 in. Condition: Very good. Paper lightly age-toned and slightly foxed, with light staining and marking to both recto and verso. One crease at upper left corner; minimal bumping to edges and corners. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original drawing by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a fashionable woman wearing a skirt and jacket over a yellow shirt and carrying a red clutch. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 15 in. Condition: Very good. Slightly age-toned and foxed with light marking and minor bumping to edges and corners. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a regency-style gown in purple, orange, and blue. Unsigned. Gouache and colored pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Very good. Lightly age-toned and foxed with minor marking. Verso shows more foxing and has some yellowed tape and minor damage from adhesive removal at edges. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting of a man’s costume in regency style by costume designer Marco Montedoro. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 9.5 x h 13.5 in. Condition: Good to very good. Lightly age-toned and marked, with a dent and open tear near the right edge. Minimal bumping to edges and corners. Yellowed tape and minor damage from tape removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a woman in a black gown with a bustle. Signed and dated by the artist in pencil at the lower left corner, above which he has written the name of Hella Arensen. Gouache on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Fair. Age-toned, with some bumping to edges and corners. Two closed tears, one (2 in) to left center edge, and one (1 in) to upper edge. A long dent runs across the skirt of the dress, and there is an open tear to the train of the skirt and a small dent beneath the train near the shoes. Verso significantly age-toned with some damp staining, yellowed tape, and minor damage due to adhesive removal. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a costume for an unidentified production. The woman wears a Louis XV-style dress complete with a white wig and a hat. The elaborate details of the trim on her dress have been rendered carefully, and a handwritten list on the verso of the sheet hints at the materials Montedoro intended to have used to construct the dress and accessories: “Dress of painted taffeta hat of velvet white wig” The words “Louis XV Sanguine” are written in Montedoro’s hand at the lower right corner. Signed by the artist in pencil at lower right corner. Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10.75 x h 16 in. Condition: Very good. Paper lightly age-toned and slightly foxed. An open tear at upper left corner. Evidence of yellowed adhesive visible on reverse. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a lily-inspired dress, along with an elaborate headdress and silver jewelry. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Very good. Paper lightly age-toned with very minor foxing and a few small brown stains. Evidence of yellowed adhesive on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a design for a glamorous pale green evening gown with silver spangles. The background of the image has been partially completed, so it appears that the figure is emerging from clouds of colored smoke. Two rough drawings in pencil on the verso. Signed by the artist on the recto in pencil at the lower right corner. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 15 in. Condition: Good to very good. Lightly age-toned and slightly foxed, with some marking to verso and recto. Minimal bumping to edges and corners. Evidence of yellowed tape and two small patches of minor damage due to adhesive removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a pink evening gown with red beading. A smaller drawing shows in the lower left corner of the sheet shows the back of the gown’s bodice. Unsigned, but with construction notes in the artist’s hand along the right margin. Gouache and colored pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14 in. Condition: Good to very good. Age-toned and slightly foxed with some marking. Minor bumping to edges and corners. Yellowed adhesive and minor damage from adhesive removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro depicting a costume composed of a red bikini, hat, and shoes with a lacy yellow wrap. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 9.5 x h 13.75 in. Condition: Good. Lightly age-toned and foxed with light damp staining to a significant proportion of blank space. Mounted to a sheet of light board with some marking and light adhesive damage to verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a cabaret costume featuring a tuxedo shirt with red ruffles to the front and the cuffs, paired with an extravagant red and black feathered hat. Unsigned, but with a few lines of pencil construction guidance in the artist’s hand. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 10.75 x h 17 in. Condition: Age-toned and foxed with minor bumping to edged and corners. Yellowed adhesive and minor damage from adhesive removal to verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More

An original painting by costume designer Marco Montedoro showing a design for a white cabaret costume with brown, grey, and black accents. A second painting of the same costume, smaller and in less detail, on the verso, along with several pencil sketches in various stages of polish. Unsigned. Gouache, colored pencil, and pencil on paper. Dimensions: w 11 x h 14.5 in. Age-toned and lightly foxed, with minor bumping and marking to edges and corners. Yellowed adhesive and damage from adhesive removal on verso. THIS ITEM IS AT OUR DUPONT STORE. More