Alexandre Benois
Aurora
Found at
Bonhams,
London
19th Century and British Impressionist Art, Lot 58
25. Sept - 25. Sept 2024
19th Century and British Impressionist Art, Lot 58
25. Sept - 25. Sept 2024
Estimate: 15.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: not available
Price realised: not available
Description
Alexandre Benois (Russian/French, 1870-1960)
Aurora
sketch for the allegorical composition Time awakens Labour (Hercules) and Trade (Mercury) for the office of N. L. Von Meck at the Moscow Kazansky railway station
signed and dated '28/XI, 1916' (lower right), inscribed 'Shurochka, Alexandra Dmitrieva, Alexandra..' (lower left)
sanguine, pencil and whitewash on paper
32 x 49cm (12 5/8 x 19 5/16in).
The Benois family. | Private collection, UK (acquired from the above in 2009).
Aurora
sketch for the allegorical composition Time awakens Labour (Hercules) and Trade (Mercury) for the office of N. L. Von Meck at the Moscow Kazansky railway station
signed and dated '28/XI, 1916' (lower right), inscribed 'Shurochka, Alexandra Dmitrieva, Alexandra..' (lower left)
sanguine, pencil and whitewash on paper
32 x 49cm (12 5/8 x 19 5/16in).
The Benois family. | Private collection, UK (acquired from the above in 2009).
Alexandre Benois - Auction history
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