ALEXANDER BENOIS DI STETTO (1896–1979) Castle ruins

signed and dated ‘A Benois 1923’ (lower right) gouache and whitewash on paper 47 x 61 cm executed in 1923 Alexander Benois di Stetto was a painter and draughtsman of Russian origin and a member of the renowned Benois artistic dynasty. After the Russian Revolution, he settled in Western Europe, becoming involved in the artistic life of the Russian émigré community, particularly in Paris. His work is firmly grounded in the sophisticated graphic style associated with the Mir Iskusstva movement.