DMITRI BOUCHENE (1893-1993) Set design: Première idée de ballet Divertissement, 1949 signed, inscribed and dated 'Première idée de ballet Divertissement, 1949' (lower left) Gouache on paper 19.2 x 35.8 cm (on view) PROVENANCE: Frédéric Stern Frédéric Stern was an art dealer and collector specializing in 19th-century French paintings. Raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he moved to Paris in 1944, where he connected with influential artists and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under André Lhote, Édouard Georges Mac-Avoy, and Fernand Léger. He also trained in couture and jewelry design. DMITRI BOUCHENE (1893-1993) Set design: Première idée de ballet Divertissement, 1949 signed, inscribed and dated 'Première idée de ballet Divertissement, 1949' (lower left) gouache on paper 19.2 x 35.8 cm (on view) PROVENANCE : Frédéric Stern Frédéric Stern was an art dealer and collector specializing in 19th-century French paintings. Raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he moved to Paris in 1944, where he connected with influential artists and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under André Lhote, Édouard Georges Mac-Avoy, and Fernand Léger. He also trained in couture and jewelry design.