ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1881-1962)
Costume design for a chorister

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signed with initials in Cyrillic ‘AB’ (lower right), inscribed in Cyrillic ’20 boys 12 men’ (for choral line-up) (upper right) pencil, brush, black ink and watercolour on paper 28 x 20.2 cm executed circa 1919-1920 Provenance: Christie’s, London, Russian Pictures, Icons and Works of Art, 27 November 2008, lot 533 Acquired from the above by the current owner