Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Lot 167

Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)

Two costume designs for Sleeping Beauty: Seigneurs à la Cane; and Dames de Palais

Closed26 November 2012

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GBP 12,250

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Two costume designs for Sleeping Beauty: Seigneurs à la Cane; and Dames de Palais
the first signed with artist's initials 'AB.' (centre right); the second signed with artist's initials and dated 'AB/1953' (centre left)
the first pencil, ink and watercolour, heightened with silver on paper; the second pencil, ink and watercolour, heightened with gold and silver on paper
the first 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.8 x 16.3 cm.); the second 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.6 cm.) (2)

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1971, lot 44.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

These two costume designs are for an unrealised production of Sleeping Beauty intended for La Scale, Milan in 1953. Music by I. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa.