MSTISLAV DOBUZHINSKY (1875-1957) Costume design for the two friends of the first favourite from ‘The Polovtsian Dances’ in the opera ‘Le Prince Igor’. 1932

signed with artist’s monogram ‘MD’ (lower right), inscribed ‘Les Danses Polovtsiennes 39’ (upper left) and ‘Deux Amies de 1rre Favorite’ (upper right) watercolour and pencil on paper 30.5 х 22.9 cm executed in 1932