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LEON BAKST (1886-1924) Ballet dancers
LEON BAKST (1886-1924) Ballet dancers
signed and dated 'Bakst 22' (lower right) colour pencil on paper 24 x 21cm executed in 1922 Condition: some residues of skotch
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LÉON BAKST (1866-1924) Costume design for Gypsy Fortune Teller for 'Le Coeur de la Marquise' in 1902
LÉON BAKST (1866-1924) Costume design for Gypsy Fortune Teller for 'Le Coeur de la Marquise' in 1902
signed 'Bakst' (lower right) watercolor and ink on paper 29.2 х 22.2 cm This lot is one of Bakst's earliest known theatrical sketches: thanks to Diaghilev, Bakst made his debut in the performing arts in St Petersburg, more specifically in ballet, including 'Le Cœur de la Marquise' in 1902
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SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
signed 'Soudeikine' (lower left) watercolour and gouache on paper laid on board 38.5 x 52 cm Condition: accident on the right corner of the board, traces of glue on the edges
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SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
signed 'Soudeikne' (lower center), bearing a label 'Arvest galleries, American and European Works of Art Boston' (on backing board) watercolour and gouache on paper laid on board 33 x 51 cm Condition: small tear in the right-hand corner of the board, traces of glue on the edges
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SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
SERGEI SUDEIKIN (1882-1946) Costume Design
signed 'Soudeikine' (lower left) watercolour and gouache on paper laid on board 33.5 x 52.8 cm Condition: accident on the right corner of the board, traces of glue on the edges
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MSTISLAV DOBUZHINSKY (1875-1957) Costume design for a Salesman
MSTISLAV DOBUZHINSKY (1875-1957) Costume design for a Salesman
signed with artist's monogram and dated '1934' (lower right) gouache and watercolour on paper 29.2 х 21.6 cm executed in 1934 Provenance: Shapiro Auctions New York, 25.10.2014, lot 126 Private collection
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PETR WILLIAMS (1902-1947) Set of six costume designs for the theatrical production 'The Decembrists', 1924:
PETR WILLIAMS (1902-1947) Set of six costume designs for the theatrical production 'The Decembrists', 1924:
1 inscribed in Cyrillic 'Musei Zhiv Kult 24 Janvaria' (on the reverse), 1 inscribed in Cyrillic with names of the chiefs of the troops: 'poruchik Kakhovsky, poruchik kn. Obolensky, st. captain Bestuzhev, captain Yakubovich, civilian Kuhelbeker' (upper right) pencil on paper 53.2 x 35.1, 53.2 x 34.9, 34.7 х 53.1, 33.8 х 53 cm, 41 х 30.5 cm, 39 х 43.1 cm
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NIKOLAI ALEXANDROVICH BENOIS (1901-1988) Opera by Rossini ‘The Siege of Corinth’ at La Scala. 1968-69.
NIKOLAI ALEXANDROVICH BENOIS (1901-1988) Opera by Rossini ‘The Siege of Corinth’ at La Scala. 1968-69.
signed ‘Nicolas Benois’ (along lower edge), inscribed in pencil on reverse ‘L’Assedio di Corinto La Scala’, signed again NicBenois watercolour heightened with silver and gold paint on paper 32.8 x 50 cm Provenance: Estate of the artist Descendants of the Benois family Acquired from the above by the present owner
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NATALIA GONCHAROVA (1881-1962) Stage design for the opera-ballet “Le Coq d’Or” of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
NATALIA GONCHAROVA (1881-1962) Stage design for the opera-ballet “Le Coq d’Or” of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
signed ‘N. Gontcharowa’(along the upper edge of the central panel) watercolour, gouache, and pencil on cardboard 54 x 18.5 cm (each) 1914 Provenance: Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 5 April 1990, lot 162; with Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd., London, nos. 32153-5 (labels on the reverse of the backboard); Property of a European Lady of Title; Christie’s, London, 3 December 2009, lot 20; Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Before World War I, Natalia Goncharova was invited by Sergei Diaghilev to create sets and costumes for the opera-ballet The Golden Cockerel (staged by Mikhail Fokin for Diaghilev’s Russian Ballet company based on the opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov). The opera-ballet premiered in Paris and London in 1914. Goncharova’s fresh approach to popular Russian art, her familiarity with contemporary French painting, and her sense of humor allowed the artist to become an intermediary between the Russian avant-garde and Western art. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera, based on Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale and political satire The Golden Cockerel, inspired Goncharova to create colorful sets that established her as a leading artist and set designer. Her success paved the way for further collaborations between the Russian Ballet and such artists as Mikhail Larionov, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. All lots marked with the symbol "plus (+)" are under temporary importation and are subject to import tax (5.5%) (EU) and administrative customs broker fees.
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BORIS ANISFELD (1878-1973) Set Design for N. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Opera «Snegurochka» at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1922)
BORIS ANISFELD (1878-1973) Set Design for N. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Opera «Snegurochka» at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1922)
oil and pencil on panel 58 x 78.5 cm Literature: E. Lingenauber, O. Sugrobova-Roth, Boris Anisfeld. Catalogue Raisonné, Düsseldorf, Edition Libertars, 2011, P. 235, T 462, Illustrated
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