ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960) A set of two costume designs for The Sleeping Beauty

Lotto 36
3 0003 500
i) signed and dated in pencil 'AB 1953' (lower right), inscribed in pencil 'La Bella addormentata' (along the upper edge), (ii) signed in pencil 'AB' (lower right), inscribed in pencil 'La Bella addormentata' (along the upper edge), ‘Seignor a la Cour’(upper right) watercolour, ink and pencil on paper (i) 24 x 15.3 cm, (ii) 24 x 15.3 cm Since Diaghilev’s production, The Sleeping Beauty has been staged in many revivals all over the world. Alexander Benois designed costumes several productions, including the 1946 Royal Ballet staging at Covent Garden and the 1953 production at Teatro alla Scala, Milan.


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