Lot Essay
This design was executed for the production of Petrouchka in Vienna in 1957.
Costume design for 'Petrouchka': Second street dancer
Details
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Costume design for 'Petrouchka': Second street dancer
signed and dated 'Alexandre/Benois/1957' (lower left), inscribed 'Pétrouchka' (upper left), numbered and inscribed 'N10/Deuxième/Danseuse/des/Rues' (upper left) and inscribed with costume notes
pencil, ink and gouache on paper
9½ x 6 in. (24 x 16 cm.)
Costume design for 'Petrouchka': Second street dancer
signed and dated 'Alexandre/Benois/1957' (lower left), inscribed 'Pétrouchka' (upper left), numbered and inscribed 'N10/Deuxième/Danseuse/des/Rues' (upper left) and inscribed with costume notes
pencil, ink and gouache on paper
9½ x 6 in. (24 x 16 cm.)
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, London, no. C2580.
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