25 - 28 November 2012 Russian Art Auctions
25 November 2012
* 220. KUSTODIEV, BORIS (1878–1927)
Costume Design for Kum from "The Fair at Sorochyntsi" by Modest Mussorgsky, signed, titled, inscribed "Sorochinskaya yarmarka" in Cyrillic and dated 1919.
Pencil and watercolour on paper, 33 by 21 cm.
50,000–70,000 GBP
Provenance: Private collection, Europe.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the experts E. Zhukova and V. Silaev.
Related literature: M. Etkind, Boris Kustodiev, Moscow, Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1982, p. 307.
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