Sold for:
$4,800
$4,800
Boris Anisfeld (Russian, 1878-1973) Costume for Sadko Signed in Cyrillic u. r., numbered and inscribed "N 14/..." u.rl Gouache on paper, 17 3/4 x 13 in. (45.3 x 33.0 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor tear, break to u.r. corner, loss to l.r. corner, stain to l.l. edge, toning. N.B. The Undersea Kingdom (Au Royaume Sous-marine), opera-ballet, scene 6 of the opera Sadko by Rimsky-Korsakov, with choreography by Michel Fokine, sets and costumes by Boris Anisfeld, premiered by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, May 13, 1911, at the Teatro Constanzi, Rome, and later in Paris, June 6, 1911, at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
