Lot 82
  • 82

Alexander Nikolaevich Benois, 1870-1960

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
  • set design for Giselle, Act I
  • signed and dedicated in Latin to his great-grandson François Tcherkessoff and twice dated 22. May 1958 l.l., also signed, titled and inscribed Opéra de Paris  l.r.
  • watercolour over pencil with gouache and ink
  • 35.5 by 51cm., 14 by 20in.

Condition

The sheet is sound, the colours are fairly fresh. There are pin holes to the corners and old tape marks to the reverse. Held in a modern wooden frame and under plexiglass.
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