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Property from a Private Collection, England
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works)
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, England
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
1870 - 1960
Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works)
two signed in Latin and one signed with initials, each variously inscribed, one dated 1945, another 1946
ink and watercolour over pencil, some heightened with white, on paper
Sheet: (i and ii) 26 by 19cm, 10¼ by 7½in.; (iii) 25.5 by 18cm, 10 by 7in.; (iv) 24 by 15.5cm, 9½ by 6½in.
Framed: 41 by 31.5cm, 16 by 12¼in.; 37.5 by 28cm, 14¾ by 11in.
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Raymonda: Sotheby's London, Costume and Decor Designs for Ballet, Theatre and Opera, 30 May 1974, lot 56
Swan Lake: Sotheby's London, Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits, Manuscripts and Posters, 21 June 1973, lot 60
Acquired at the above sales by the present owners
Swan Lake: Sotheby's London, Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits, Manuscripts and Posters, 21 June 1973, lot 60
Acquired at the above sales by the present owners