25 - 28 November 2012 Russian Art Auctions
25 November 2012
*§ 349. BENOIS, ALEXANDER (1870–1960)
Costume Designs for Tchaikovsky's Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty", three works, each signed, one with initials, variously inscribed and dated 1953.
Pencil, ink and watercolour, two heightened with gold, on paper, each measuring approximately 24 by 16 cm.
3,000–5,000 GBP
Provenance: Anonymous sale; The Russian Sale, Sotheby's London, 17 July 1996, lot 234.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Private collection, USA.
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