Lot Essay
This work is a set design for 'Amphion' performed at the Opéra de Paris in 1931 by the Ida Rubinstein ballet
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Set design for Amphion
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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Set design for Amphion
signed, inscribed and dated 'Alexandre Benois 1931/Alexandre Benois 1931 Amphion' (lower left), signed, numbered and inscribed 'Alexandre Benois/(ballet de Paul Valéry)/Amphion (Maquette définitive)/Opéra de Paris 1931/Effet de décor au début de l'acte/A consulter ainsi les autres maquettes/No. 36' (on the reverse)
charcoal, white chalk, brush, black ink and gouache on paper laid down on card, unframed
18 1/8 x 24½in. (46 x 62.2cm.)
Set design for Amphion
signed, inscribed and dated 'Alexandre Benois 1931/Alexandre Benois 1931 Amphion' (lower left), signed, numbered and inscribed 'Alexandre Benois/(ballet de Paul Valéry)/Amphion (Maquette définitive)/Opéra de Paris 1931/Effet de décor au début de l'acte/A consulter ainsi les autres maquettes/No. 36' (on the reverse)
charcoal, white chalk, brush, black ink and gouache on paper laid down on card, unframed
18 1/8 x 24½in. (46 x 62.2cm.)
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