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Silhouette of Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
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Elizaveta Kruglikova (1865-1941)
Silhouette of Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
signed and dated 'E Krouglicoff 1915' (lower right) and signed in Cyrillic 'Aleksandr Benua' (lower centre), with inscription 'Alexandre Benois. Silhouette par Elisabeth Krouglikof qui au début de la guerre était passionnée par/cet art.' (lower edge); with further inscription from Alexandre Djanchieff 'Acquis de Mme Tcherkesseff' (on the reverse)
collage on paper
9¼ x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Silhouette of Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
signed and dated 'E Krouglicoff 1915' (lower right) and signed in Cyrillic 'Aleksandr Benua' (lower centre), with inscription 'Alexandre Benois. Silhouette par Elisabeth Krouglikof qui au début de la guerre était passionnée par/cet art.' (lower edge); with further inscription from Alexandre Djanchieff 'Acquis de Mme Tcherkesseff' (on the reverse)
collage on paper
9¼ x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from Anne Benois-Tcherkessoff (1895-1984), daughter of Alexandre Benois, by Alexandre Djanchieff in Paris in the 1960s.
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Aleksandra Babenko