Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 28
Nikolai Alexandrovich Benois(Russian, 1901-1988)Two set designs for The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
each: 32 x 48cm ( 12 5/8 x 18 7/8in). unframed
each: 32 x 48cm ( 12 5/8 x 18 7/8in). unframed
5 June 2013, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,875 inc. premium
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Nikolai Alexandrovich Benois (Russian, 1901-1988)
Two set designs for The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
the first: 'Woods near the bank of Volga', the second: 'Little Kitezh'
each signed in Latin and dated '1938'
both pencil, charcoal and pastel on paper
each: 32 x 48cm ( 12 5/8 x 18 7/8in).
unframed
(2)
the first: 'Woods near the bank of Volga', the second: 'Little Kitezh'
each signed in Latin and dated '1938'
both pencil, charcoal and pastel on paper
each: 32 x 48cm ( 12 5/8 x 18 7/8in).
unframed
(2)
Footnotes
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya (Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже и деве Февронии) is an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov first presented at the Maryinsky Theatre in 1907. It is based on two Russian legends: that of St. Fevroniya of Murom, and the city of Kitezh, which became invisible when attacked by the Tatars. Konstantin Korovin and Apollinary Vasnetsov created stage designs for the première. The offered lots were designed by Benois for a later production at the National Opera in Prague, 1936–1937.