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Costume design for 'Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur': Silvestra
Details
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Costume design for 'Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur': Silvestra
signed and dated 'Bakst/16' (lower right), inscribed with title (upper left)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with silver and gold, on paper
19¼ x 12 7/8 in. (49 x 32.6 cm.)
Costume design for 'Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur': Silvestra
signed and dated 'Bakst/16' (lower right), inscribed with title (upper left)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with silver and gold, on paper
19¼ x 12 7/8 in. (49 x 32.6 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs John Alden Carpenter (née Winterbotham), Chicago (1876-1931).
A gift from the above to 'The Casino', Chicago, in the 1920s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 November 1978, lot 58.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
A gift from the above to 'The Casino', Chicago, in the 1920s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 November 1978, lot 58.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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