MacDougall Auctions 27 November 2006

27 November 2006

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Four Costume Designs
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* 236. CHALIAPIN, BORIS 1904-1979

Four Costume Designs all signed and inscribed, three dated 1933.

Watercolour on paper, The largest 45.5 by 30.5 cm., the smallest 28.5 by 22.5 cm.
4,000-6,000 Pounds

Provenance: Acquired from the family of the film director, Joseph Ermolieff. Believed to have been designed for Michael Strogoff's film, based on a story by Jules Verne, produced in Paris, released in 1935.

Four Costume Designs
Four Costume Designs
Four Costume Designs

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