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Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)
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Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)

Two costume designs for Bogatyri: Tartan maidens

Closed28 May 2012

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Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)
Two costume designs for Bogatyri: Tartan maidens
both inscribed in Russian and French with costume notes
both pencil, gouache and watercolour on paper
both 12 x 9½ in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm.) (2)

Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York (label on the backboard).

Specialist note

The Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo premiered Bogatyri in New York in 1938. A ballet in five acts, the story is based on legendary tales of Vladimir the Great, including battles between the Bogatyri and the Tartars. The ballet was set to music by Borodin and choreographed by Léonide Massine. Costumes and sets for this production were designed by Natalia Goncharova. The current work represents two costume designs for tartar maidens in attendance on the Kahn's wife.