2910 Coney Island Ave 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 USA, United States
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A large collection of antique items combined from several NYC estates. Fine art, photographs, documents, military memorabilia, art glass, porcelain, decorative antiques, and more…
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LOT 133:
RUSSIAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY ALEXANDRE BENOIS
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Sold for: $80
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Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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RUSSIAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY ALEXANDRE BENOIS
Alexandre Benois, Russian, French, 1870 to 1960, mixed media, watercolor and pencil, painting, a costume design for, The Lady, depicting a woman dressed in a yellow dress and a hat and a shawl draped over the shoulders, probably for the ballet, Petrushka. Titled in Russian in pencil, upper right. Circa: 1920s. Framed. Petrushka, Russian amusing scenes in four scenes, is a one act ballet in four scenes by the composer Igor Stravinsky, libretto by Alexander Benois with the participation of Stravinsky, scenery and costumes by Alexander Benois, staged by Mikhail Fokin. Created for Russian Seasons by Sergei Diaghilev, the premiere took place on June 13, 1911 in Paris, on the stage of the Chatelet Theater. Alexander Nikolaevich Benois was a Russian artist and writer, painter, graphic artist, set designer, art historian, art critic, and memoirist. The most famous representative of the Benois artistic dynasty, one of the main figures of the Silver Age; co founder along with S. P. Diaghilev, and the main ideologist of the World of Art association. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions
Overall size: Frame 13 x 10 in. Image 12 x 9 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition
Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.
