Live Auction 7905Russian Art
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Lot 78 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION 

Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)

A costume design for Petrushka: the Magician

Closed29 November 2010

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GBP 6,000

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
A costume design for Petrushka: the Magician
signed 'Alexandre Benois' (lower left), inscribed 'Album de Petrik Lieven/Petrouchka' (upper left), further inscribed 'Le Magicien/(Le Prestidigitateur etc.)' (upper right)
pencil, ink and watercolour on paper
9¾ x 6¾ in. (24.8 x 17.1 cm.)

The family of the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1996, lot 205.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.