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Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
- Group of Set Designs for Cinderella and Shota Rustaveli
- one signed in Latin l.r.; each numbered MLF13, MLF070, MLF176, MLF213, MLF204, MLF209, MLF210, MLF211
- pencil and charcoal on paper and tracing paper
- largest: 54 by 75cm, 21 1/2 by 29 1/2 in.; smallest: 28.5 by 38cm, 11 1/4 by 15in.
Provenance
Lefebvre-Foinet Collection
Condition
For the most part, the edges are slightly uneven. The design on tracing paper has been laid on Japanese paper. MLF070(2), the frieze design, is composed of two adhered sheets, one join is visible from the front, the other from the reverse. All sheets are discoloured to some degree. Each has a light covering of surface dirt and minor spots in places. A couple of the sheets have scattered foxing throughout. There are pinholes in the corners and damage to the edges still discernible in the lined tracing paper. All held in simple frames behind plexiglass. Unexamined out of frames.
"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
Goncharova worked on these ballets in the late 1930s and early 1940s for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo.