ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960) Сostume design for the Trepak Russian Dancer for the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated in pencil ‘A. Benois 1908’ (lower right), ’Le Trepak…’ (upper right) pencil, ink, pen, watercolour on paper 37.5 x 26 cm executed in 1908 Provenance: collection of John Carr Doughty