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Alexandre Benois
1870-1960
Affirmation of the Grail for "Féede Sagesse" by S. Miguel Perugia
1949
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches (494 x 647 mm)
Graphite pencil, with watercolor, and opaque watercolor, on paper.
1982.75:74
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
Notes
A preliminary sketch of this same design was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 18 July 1968, lot 79. The dimensions of the sheet are similar; the composition varies in details of the throne, vaults, and platform.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated at lower left, in pen and black ink "Alexandre Benois 1937"; at lower right, [illegible].
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Century Drawings
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