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Léon Bakst
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Léon Bakst
- Costume Design for A Fairy from the Ballet The Sleeping Beauty
- Signed Bakst and dated 1916 (lower right)
- Gouache, watercolor, silver paint and pencil on paper laid down on cardboard
- 13 1/8 by 6 5/8 in.
- 33.3 by 16.8 cm
- Executed in 1916.
Provenance
Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey, Washington D.C.
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Condition
Gouache, watercolor, silver paint and pencil on laid paper laid down on cardboard. The sheet has been glued down on to a raised mount. A cropped watermark is visible across the lower edge. Surface dirt throughout. A few pinprick sized spots of foxing scattered across the sheet. 4 spots of white goauche in the lower left corner. In overall good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.