MacDougall Auctions 18 May 2005

18 May 2005

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Costume Design for Ballet Don Juan

* 6. EXTER, ALEXANDRA 1882-1949

Costume Design for Ballet Don Juan Signed

Gouache on paper, 50 by 37 cm.
Literature: John Bowlt et al., Aleksandra Exter, Max Milo Editions, Paris 2003, p.333, illustrated.
12,000-15,000 Pounds

Exter created this design for the 1929 production of Gluck's ballet Don Juan. It was produced by Elsa Kruger Ballet Company for the Opera House in Cologne.


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