Sold for:
$8,400
$8,400
Alexandre Nikolaevich Benois (Russian, 1870-1960) Set Design for Act IV of Le Baiser de la Fée Signed "Alexandre Benois... " l.l., inscribed and dated "...Baiser...IV Tableau. 1928" in pencil l.r. and "BACK/DROP BAISEE [ sic ] DE LA FEE..." in ballpoint pen on the reverse. Watercolor and ink on paperboard, 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (25.0 x 36.4 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Subtle soiling. Provenance: Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, December 19, 1996, Sale LN 6721, Lot 190. N.B. This was created for the Ballet le Opéra de Paris's 1928 performance of Stravinsky's Le Baiser de la Fée .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
