ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960) Costume for Le Coq D’Or by Rimski-Korsakov at the Paris Opéra in 1927

signed and dated in pencil 'A Benois 1927' (lower right), inscribed in pencil 'Coq d'Or' (upper left) watercolour, ink and pencil on paper 23.6 x 15.5 cm executed in 1927 In 1927, Alexandre Benois designed the sets and costumes for Le Coq d'Or at the Paris Opéra (Palais Garnier). Choreography was by Albert Aveline, and the performance was conducted by Nicolas Tcherepnine.