Lot 56
  • 56

Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky, 1875-1957

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky
  • a group of three costume designs from Coppelia, Raymonda and A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • all signed with artist cypher, variously dated and inscribed
  • watercolour, gouache and pen and ink on paper
  • largest: 34.5 by 24.5cm., 13½ by 9¾in.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist's son by the current owner

Condition

The sheets are sound. The paper has discoloured and the colours have faded a bit. All framed and behind glass, unexamined out of frame.
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