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Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
- Costume design for Tamara Karsavina as Queen of Shamakhan in Le Coq d'Or
- initialled in Latin l.r.
- gouache over ink on paper
- 47 by 20cm, 18 1/2 by 8in.
Provenance
Acquired from Tamara Karsavina by John Carr Doughty in 1944
A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
Condition
The sheet has discoloured, there is some light foxing and surface dirt. There is a horizontal crease to the lower right edge and some minor creasing and handling marks in places throughout. Held in a simple black and gold frame. Unexamined out of frame.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The celebrated dancer Tamara Karsavina danced the role of the Queen of Shamakhan in Le Coq d’Or in 1914. This unusual production married the traditions of opera and ballet on stage and became an instant success. In the words of one of the leading dancers, Serge Grigoriev, Le Coq d’Or ‘recalled the glories of Diaghilev’s first creations’. Mikhail Fokine’s choreography was in his ‘most charming and spontaneous vein, the décor by Goncharova, inspired by Russian peasant art, was a revelation of brilliant colour and primitive fantasy... Le Coq d’Or showed once again what triumph could result from a due combination of the various arts that are the ingredients of ballet’ (S.Grigoriev, The Diaghilev Ballet 1909-1929, Penguin Books, 1960, p.109).
Other examples of costume designs for Le Coq d’Or by Goncharova are held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh.