Lot no. 45
ALEXANDRE BENOIS(1870-1960)
Set design for Act IV of 'Baiser de la fée', a neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928
signed, titled, inscribed and dated in pencil 'Alexandre Benois .... Baisers de la Fée IV ... 1928' (lower right); biros inscription in another hand (verso)
watercolour and ink on paper
25 x 36.4 cm
executed in 1928
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 19 December 1996, lot 190
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960)
Stage Design for Act IV of 'Le Baiser de la fée' (The Fairy's Kiss), neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928
signed, titled, inscribed, and dated in pencil 'Alexandre Benois .... Baisers de la Fée IV ... 1928' (lower right); inscribed in ballpoint pen by another hand (on the reverse)
watercolour and ink on paper
25 x 36.4 cm
executed in 1928
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, December 19, 1996, Lot 190
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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