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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Lot 23

Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)

Costume design for 'Petrouchka': Le Nègre

Closed6 June 2016

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Costume design for 'Petrouchka': Le Nègre
signed 'Alexandre/Benois' (lower left), inscribed with production title (upper left) and numbered 'N3./Le Nègre/(M Orloff)' (upper right), dated '1911' (upper left); further inscribed with costume notes overall
pencil, watercolour, gouache and ink, heightened with gold and silver, on paper
13 x 8 7/8 in. (33.1 x 22.4 cm.)

Acquired by the present owner in London circa 2000.

Specialist note

This costume design was for Serge Diaghilev’s (1872-1929) production of Petrouchka, a ballet in one act with music by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) and choreography by Michel Fokine (1880-1942). The world premiere took place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on 13 June 1911.