Auction 32
AUCTION 32: APRIL 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE
By HELIOS
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Apr 24, 2022
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery # 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, United States
Russian and European decorative and fine art. Paintings, porcelain, silver and bronze.
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LOT 17:
AN ALEXANDRE BENOIS RUSSIAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING, 1930
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Sold for: $2,750
Start price:
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2,500
Estimated price :
$4,000 - $5,500
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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AN ALEXANDRE BENOIS RUSSIAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING, 1930
Alexandre Benois (Russian, 1870-1960), watercolor with pen and ink painting, Set Design for Manon, 1930. Signed and dated 1930 lower left, inscribed in French lower right. Matted and framed. Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir Iskusstva (World of Art), an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on modern ballet and stage design.
Provenance: Purchased from a Europen-based house.
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in., (47 x 32 cm.)
Condition: Excellent.
