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Lot 26 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NORTHEAST AMERICAN COLLECTOR
Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Set design for 'Faust'
Closed6 June 2016
Price Realised
GBP 8,750
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Specialist note
The present work depicts one of Alexandre Benois’ set designs for Charles Gounod’s (1818-1893) Faust, most likely his design for the 1949 La Scala production. The scene is probably the opening of the second act, in which Faust and Mephistopheles arrive at a town fair to find themselves surrounded by a crowd of celebrating townspeople.