30 May 2006
Morskoy Tsar signed and dated 1899. Inscribed on the reverse "N5 costume of the Morskoy Tsar".
Gouache on paper, 21 by 21 cm.
4,000-6,000 Pounds
Stage design for Rimsky-Korsakov opera Sadko. It was performed by Mamontov's private opera on the 27 December, 1897. Maliutin worked on the stage design jointly with K. Korovin.
Authenticity certificate by E. Zhukova.
Provenance: the Maliutin archive.
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