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A costume design for Petrushka: Karsavina as the Ballerina
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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
A costume design for Petrushka: Karsavina as the Ballerina
signed 'Alexander Benois' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Album de Petrik Lieven/Petrouchka/1911' (upper left), further inscribed 'la Balerine/Mme Karsavina' (upper right)
pencil, ink and watercolour, heightened with gold and silver, on paper
9½ x 6½ in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm.)
A costume design for Petrushka: Karsavina as the Ballerina
signed 'Alexander Benois' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Album de Petrik Lieven/Petrouchka/1911' (upper left), further inscribed 'la Balerine/Mme Karsavina' (upper right)
pencil, ink and watercolour, heightened with gold and silver, on paper
9½ x 6½ in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm.)
Provenance
The family of the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1996, lot 206.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1996, lot 206.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen
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