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Alexandra Exter
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexandra Exter
- Costume Design for a Male Servant from Don Juan
- signed in Latin l.r.; further bearing various labels on the reverse
- gouache and pencil on paper
- 60.5 by 42.5cm, 23 3/4 by 16 3/4 in.
- Executed circa 1929
Provenance
Simon Lissim, New York
Collection of Nina and Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky, New York, from March 1965
Sotheby's London, Ballet and Theatre Material, 13 March 1980, lot 133
Acquired at the above sale by Alexander Schouvaloff
Collection of Nina and Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky, New York, from March 1965
Sotheby's London, Ballet and Theatre Material, 13 March 1980, lot 133
Acquired at the above sale by Alexander Schouvaloff
Exhibited
Washington, D.C. et al., Diaghilev and Russian Stage Designers, a Loan Exhibition of Stage and Costume Designs from the Collection of Mr and Mrs N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, 1972-74, no.37
Literature
Exhibition catalogue Diaghilev and Russian Stage Designers, a Loan Exhibition of Stage and Costume Designs from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Lobanov-Rostovsky, Washington, D.C.: International Exhibitions Foundation, 1972, p.25, no.37 illustrated b/w; p.24 listed
J.Bowlt, N. and N.D. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Encyclopedia of Russian Stage Design, 1880-1930, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2013, vol.II, no.481, p.170 illustrated b/w; p.171 listed
J.Bowlt, N. and N.D. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Encyclopedia of Russian Stage Design, 1880-1930, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2013, vol.II, no.481, p.170 illustrated b/w; p.171 listed
Condition
The sheet has discoloured unevenly. There are minor tears to each of the four corners, above the centre of the right edge and to the figure's left foot, all of which have been restored on the reverse. There are also restored pinholes in the corners. There is mount staining along all four edges. A small pencil mark is visible in the lower right corner of the sheet. Faint creasing is present throughout the sheet but most notably between the figure's legs. The sheet is hinged to its mount in three places at the top edge. Held in a simple wooden frame behind glass. 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
This costume design relates to a production of Don Juan which was to be produced for Elsa Kruger at the Opera House in Cologne in 1929 but was never staged.