ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960) Costume design for Sparafucile for Rigoletto at La Scala

signed and dated in pencil 'Alexandre Benois 1951' (center right), inscribed in pencil (along upper edge), watercolour, ink and pencil on paper 22.6 x 15.6 cm executed in 1951 Between 1947 and 1957, Alexandre Benois designed sets and costumes for more than twenty productions at La Scala, including Rigoletto (1953–54).