ÉCOLE DE PARIS AND OTHER MASTERS
5 December 2023
52. KUSTODIEV, BORIS (1878-1927)
On the Way to the Fair. Costume Designs for "The Power of the Fiend", signed, inscribed in Cyrillic, numbered "N 1", "N 2", "N 3", "N 4", twice "N 5" and dated 1919.
Pencil and watercolour on paper, laid on cardboard, 20.5 by 33 cm (image size).
18,000-20,000 GBP
Provenance: Collection of Fedor Ivanovich Chaliapin.
Russian Pictures, Sotheby's London, 19 November 2003, lot 158.
Acquired at the above auction by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.
Notes on symbols:
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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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