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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)

A costume design for Les Noces de Psyché: A doctor accompanying Minerva

Closed13 April 2011

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
A costume design for Les Noces de Psyché: A doctor accompanying Minerva
signed 'Alexandre Benois' (lower center), inscribed and dated 'Les Noces de/Psyché/1928' (upper left), further inscribed 'Les docteurs/accompagnant/Minerve' (upper right)
pencil, ink and watercolor, heightened with gouache, silver and gold, on paper
8¾ x 5¾ in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm.)

The family of the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1997, lot 225 (part).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.