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Drawing

1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Benois, Alexandre (designer)

Design for a stage setting.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Theatre
Music
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache
Gouache
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Design for the stage setting for the Palace Garden, Scene VI of Marius Petipa's ballet 'La Belle au Bois Dormant', with music by Tchaikovsky. Drawing by Alexandre Benois, 1953.
Physical description
Design for a stage setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Length: 49cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 10, cat. 19.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Alexandre Benois VIII. 1953' (Signed and dated in ink)
  • 'Vlme tableau' (Inscribed with title and)
  • '1953 pour la "Scala" de Milan.' (Inscribed on the back with title etc. and)
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Object history
This drawing was a design for a projected production of La Belle au bois dormant with music by Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa at La Scala, Milan in 1953. The production did not take place.
Subject depicted
Stage Setting
Associated object
E.14-1962 (Ensemble)
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 10, cat. 19.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.13-1962

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
Record URL
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