4 June 2014
A Group of Costume Designs for Boris Asafiev's Ballet "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai", 22 works, four signed, others variously inscribed in Cyrillic and numbered.
Five pencil, the others pencil and gouache on paper, heightened with gold or silver, the largest measuring 41.5 by 32.5 cm and the smallest 19.5 by 12 cm.
40,000-60,000 GBP
Provenance: Acquired directly from the family of the artist.
Private collection, Europe.
Notes on symbols:
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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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