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Lot 23*

Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin
(Russian, 1861-1939)
Costume design for 'The middle son' from the ballet 'The Little Humpbacked Horse' 38 x 26 cm (15 x 10 1/4in).

7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

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Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin (Russian, 1861-1939)

Costume design for 'The middle son' from the ballet 'The Little Humpbacked Horse'
signed in Latin and dated '1938' (lower left); verso with a label inscribed with title
ink, gouache, watercolour on paper
38 x 26 cm (15 x 10 1/4in).

Footnotes

The ballet in four acts with original score by C. Pugni and libretto by A. Saint-Leon based on Petr Yershov's enchanting fairy-tale 'The Little Humpbacked Horse' was originally staged in 1864 at the Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg. Later versions included productions by M. Petipa (1895) and Gorsky (1901 and 1912), and subsequent revivals staged in 1922 and 1945.

It is unclear whether Korovin's costume designs were made for an unrealized production or were commissioned in preparation for the 1945 revival of the ballet.

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