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Two costume designs for Tsarevich Alexis: Rumiantsev; and Tsarevna Maria
Details
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Two costume designs for Tsarevich Alexis: Rumiantsev; and Tsarevna Maria
the first signed in Cyrillic 'Alexandre Benois' (lower right), inscribed in Russian 'Tsarevich Aleksei/Rumiantsev' (upper right); the second inscribed in Russian with title
the first pencil, ink and gouache on paper; the second ink, watercolour and gouache on paper laid down on board
the first 12½ x 9 in. (31.7 x 23 cm.); the second 12¼ x 8¾ in. (31.2 x 22 cm.) (2)
Two costume designs for Tsarevich Alexis: Rumiantsev; and Tsarevna Maria
the first signed in Cyrillic 'Alexandre Benois' (lower right), inscribed in Russian 'Tsarevich Aleksei/Rumiantsev' (upper right); the second inscribed in Russian with title
the first pencil, ink and gouache on paper; the second ink, watercolour and gouache on paper laid down on board
the first 12½ x 9 in. (31.7 x 23 cm.); the second 12¼ x 8¾ in. (31.2 x 22 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Acquired from Popoff & Cie. by the present owner in Paris in 1995.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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