NIKOLAI ALEXANDROVICH BENOIS (1901-1988) Set design for opera ‘Sadko’ by Rimsky-Korsakov for La Scala

signed ‘Nicola Benois’ (lower right), inscribed in pencil ‘Sadko Quadro 3 Bozzetto di N. Benois’ (on the reverse) watercolour, colour crayon and pencil on paper 31.6 x 47.6 cm Provenance: Estate of the artist Descendants of the Benois family Acquired from the above by the present owner