Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Costume Design for Catherine in La Petite Catherine
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
1881 - 1962
Costume Design for Catherine in La Petite Catherine
signed in Latin l.r. and inscribed Catherine t.l.; further bearing a Théâtre Antoine stamp on the reverse
ink, watercolour and pencil on artist's board
Board: 47 by 31cm, 18½ by 12¼in.
Framed: 70 by 53cm, 27½ by 20¾in.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Dance, Theater and Opera, 24 November 1978, lot 82
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
La Petite Catherine was a historical play by Alfred Savoir, which opened at the Théâtre Antoine in Paris on the 2nd October 1930. The play based on the life of the young Catherine the Great was well received and went on tour in England, Germany and Belgium.