25 - 28 November 2012 Russian Art Auctions

25 November 2012

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Two Set Designs for “Sadko”

§ 335. BENOIS, NICOLAI (1901–1988)

Two Set Designs for “Sadko”, each signed and dated 1937, each also further titled, inscribed in Cyrilic “La Scala” and dated on the mount.

Ink, charcoal, crayon, gouache and oil on paper, each measuring, 24 by 31.5 cm.
8,000–12,000 GBP


Provenance: Anonymous sale; Ballet and Theatre Material, Sotheby’s London, 4 March 1982, lots 58 and 59.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner.
Private collection, UK.

Two Set Designs for “Sadko”

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