Henri ROBECCHI (1827-1889) for ATELIER AMABLE ET ROBECCHI Sketch of a winter garden and the end of a pavilion for the set of Act V of Coco Pencil and white highlights on paper Circa 1878 Dimensions (as seen): 33 x 49 cm (Minor foxing and folds) Under glass, in natural wood chopsticks Overall dimensions: 38 x 53.5 cm Coco is a comedy-vaudeville in five acts, with a libretto by Clairville, Eugène Grangé and Alfred Delacour, and music by Clairville, Auguste Coédès, Henri Cellot and Adolphe Lindheim. It premiered at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris, directed by Jules Brasseur (1829-1890), on June 12, 1878.

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