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Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947) Scene with Three Figures in Costume from Le Sacre du Printemps
Lot:
418
Sold for:
$25,200
Auction:
American & European Works of Art - 2673B
Location:
Boston
Date / Time :
September 20, 2013 10:00AM
Description:
Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947)
Scene with Three Figures in Costume from Le Sacre du Printemps
Initialed l.l., identified on a label from Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., New York,
affixed to the backing.
Gouache and ink on illustration board, sight size 16 1/8 x 15 in. (40.9 x 38.1 cm), framed.
Condition: Losses, tears, toning.
Provenance: Cordier & Ekstrom, New York.
Exhibitions: Cordier & Ekstrom, Nicholas Roerich, Decors and Costumes for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Russian Operas, November to December 1974, illus. no. 4.
N.B. We wish to thank Hermine Chivian-Cobb for her kind assistance with cataloging the lot.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Losses to the sheet, with the largest area measuring approx. 2 1/4 x 8 in. u.r.; pinholes to l.l. quadrant; several restored tears, with the largest to l.r. quadrant spanning approx. 6 x 3 1/4 in.
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