Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Two costume designs for The Queen of Spades: A man in a red coat; and a girl at the ball
the first initialled in Cyrillic 'AB.' (lower right), numbered 'N 130.' (upper left), and inscribed in Russian with costume notes; the second inscribed in Russian 'Girl at the Ball' (upper left), numbered 'N 89.' (upper left) and inscribed in Russian with costume notes
pencil, ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
the first 10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); the second 10¾ x 7 5/8 in. (27.3 x 19.4 cm.) (2)
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Two costume designs for The Queen of Spades: A man in a red coat; and a girl at the ball
the first initialled in Cyrillic 'AB.' (lower right), numbered 'N 130.' (upper left), and inscribed in Russian with costume notes; the second inscribed in Russian 'Girl at the Ball' (upper left), numbered 'N 89.' (upper left) and inscribed in Russian with costume notes
pencil, ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
the first 10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); the second 10¾ x 7 5/8 in. (27.3 x 19.4 cm.) (2)