ÉCOLE DE PARIS AND OTHER MASTERS
20 June 2024
71. BAKST, LÉON (1866-1924)
Costume Design for the Queen's Guard in «Judith» .
Pencil, gouache, gold and silver paint on paper, 29 by 22.5 cm.
7,000-9,000 GBP
Provenance: With Gilbert Cournand, Paris.
Russian Pictures, Sotheby's London, November 2003, lot 151.
Acquired at the above auction by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.
Literature: Comоedia Illustré, December 1922, illustrated on the cover.
Judith, a dramatic comedy by Henry Bernstein, was first produced at the Théatre du Gymnase in Paris in 1922.
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