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Study for the cover of Alexandre Benois' 'The Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III', 1906, first issue
Details
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Study for the cover of Alexandre Benois' 'The Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III', 1906, first issue
signed 'LBakst' (lower right)
pencil and ink on paper
8¼ x 1¾ in. (21 x 4.5 cm.)
Study for the cover of Alexandre Benois' 'The Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III', 1906, first issue
signed 'LBakst' (lower right)
pencil and ink on paper
8¼ x 1¾ in. (21 x 4.5 cm.)
Provenance
The family of the artist, Paris.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 March 1980, lot 30.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 December 1996, lot 174.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 March 1980, lot 30.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 December 1996, lot 174.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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