Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Description

Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Five Studies for Bogatyrs
two numbered MLF126-127 l.l.; three numbered MLF023-025 on the reverse
charcoal on paper
two: 47 by 32cm, 18 1/2 by 12 1/2 in.; three: 32 by 24cm, 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 in.
Executed circa 1938

Provenance

Lefebvre-Foinet Collection

Catalogue Note

The Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo production of Bogatyrs premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in October 1938. The story is based on the legends of Vladimir the Great, including the epic battles between the Bogatyrs and Tartars. It was set to music by Alexander Borodin and choreographed by Léonide Massine.