Live Auction 7905Russian Art
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Lot 81 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION 

Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)

A costume design for Petrushka: The Moor

Closed29 November 2010

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GBP 15,000

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
A costume design for Petrushka: The Moor
signed twice 'Alexandre Benois' (lower left and lower right), inscribed 'Album de Petrik/Lieven/Petrouchka' (upper left), further inscribed 'Le Maure/(l'"Arabe")' (upper right)
pencil, ink and watercolour, heightened with silver and gold, on paper
9¾ x 6½ in. (24.8 x 16.5 cm.)

The family of the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1996, lot 201.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.