Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Pictures, Lot 156
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Russian Pictures, Lot 156
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection, England
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
1870 - 1960
Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works)
two signed in Latin and one signed with initials, each variously inscribed, one dated 1945, another 1946
ink and watercolour over pencil, some heightened with white, on paper
Sheet: (i and ii) 26 by 19cm, 10¼ by 7½in.; (iii) 25.5 by 18cm, 10 by 7in.; (iv) 24 by 15.5cm, 9½ by 6½in.
Framed: 41 by 31.5cm, 16 by 12¼in.; 37.5 by 28cm, 14¾ by 11in.
4
Raymonda: Sotheby's London, Costume and Decor Designs for Ballet, Theatre and Opera, 30 May 1974, lot 56 | Swan Lake: Sotheby's London, Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits, Manuscripts and Posters, 21 June 1973, lot 60 | Acquired at the above sales by the present owners
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
1870 - 1960
Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works)
two signed in Latin and one signed with initials, each variously inscribed, one dated 1945, another 1946
ink and watercolour over pencil, some heightened with white, on paper
Sheet: (i and ii) 26 by 19cm, 10¼ by 7½in.; (iii) 25.5 by 18cm, 10 by 7in.; (iv) 24 by 15.5cm, 9½ by 6½in.
Framed: 41 by 31.5cm, 16 by 12¼in.; 37.5 by 28cm, 14¾ by 11in.
4
Raymonda: Sotheby's London, Costume and Decor Designs for Ballet, Theatre and Opera, 30 May 1974, lot 56 | Swan Lake: Sotheby's London, Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits, Manuscripts and Posters, 21 June 1973, lot 60 | Acquired at the above sales by the present owners
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works) by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2020. The price achieved of GBP 4,410.00 (€ 4,926.36) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Promenade of Empress Elizabeth in April 2006 with an auction result of USD 441,600.00 (€ 349,809.89).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Costume Designs for Raymonda and Swan Lake (Four Works) von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois kam im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.410,00 (€ 4.926,36) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Promenade of Empress Elizabeth im April 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 441.600,00 (€ 349.809,89).
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois - Auction history
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