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Alexandre Benois
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Alexandre Benois
- "V v --Volshebnik Velikan" [V v --Wizard Giant]
- paper, watercolor
watercolor
33 x 28 inches
(838 x 711 mm)
Executed in 1904
33 x 28 inches
(838 x 711 mm)
Executed in 1904
Condition
Edges irregular and chipped, some smalling and creases, with captions partially in pencil. Framed and glazed, not examined out of frame.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
An original design from one of the finest children’s alphabet books, comprising a marvelous series of images of children of contemporary Russian aristocrats, as well as characters from fairy tales and folk-lore, &c.
Together with a copy of the 1st edition of the published book, Azbuka V Kartinakh (St Petersburg, 1904). With pictorial title and 34 chromolithographed alphabet plates. 4to, [36]pp; original bloth-backed boards (soiled and worn).
Benois was an important painter, critic, and stage designer, who is perhaps best-known for collaborating with Stravinsky by creating the costumes and sets for Diaghilev’s production of Petrouchka (1911).