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Sergei Soudeikine
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Sergei Soudeikine
- Costume Design for the Ballet Night on Bald Mountain, a scene in the Opera The Fair at Sorochyntsi
- Signed Soudeikine (lower center)
- Watercolor, gouache and silver metallic paint on paper
- 11 1/8 by 7 1/8 in.
- 28.3 by 18.1 cm
Condition
The sheet has been mounted onto a black mat. There is very minor craquelure in the black paint at the creature's stomach. The paper is overall toned. In geenrally 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.
Catalogue Note
Modest Mussorgsky worked on The Fair at Sorochyntsi between 1874 and 1880; the work was incomplete at the time of his death in 1881. He incoporated music from another opera, Night on Bald Mountain, as a dream sequence involving the hero of The Fair at Sorochyntsi.