ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960)
Esquisse de costume pour le ballet Diane de Poitiers d'Ida Rubinstein au Grand Opéra de Paris en 1934
signé 'AB' (en bas à droite), inscrit et daté au crayon 'Diane 1934' (en haut à gauche), largement inscrit au crayon
aquarelle, encre et crayon sur papier
30 x 23,3 cm
exécutée en 1934
Diane de Poitiers, ballet de Jacques Ibert, a été chorégraphié par Michel Fokine et produit par la compagnie d'Ida Rubinstein au Grand Opéra de Paris en 1934, avec des décors et des costumes conçus par Alexandre et Nicholas Benois.
Lot subject to the artist's resale right in accordance with Sovereign Order n° 10.300 of 22nd December 2023 setting out the terms and conditions for the application of Act n° 1.526 of 1st July 2022.
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