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Lot 239 · Russian Art and Paintings

preliminary drawing for a costume designs from a production of phaedra

Lev Samoilovich Bakst

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $16,560–$24,840
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Russian Art and Paintings , London · 27 November 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3709506
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, preliminary drawing for a costume designs from a production of phaedra. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2007, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709506.

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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, preliminary drawing for a costume designs from a production of phaedra. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2007, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709506.

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From the same sale Russian Art and Paintings · Nov 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Forest at twilight Count Vladimir Leonidovich Muraviov £30,000–£50,000
Costume Design Georges Anatolievich Pogedaieff £3,000–£5,000
Still life with tea pot and lemon Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov £35,000–£55,000
Crossing the River Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud £40,000–£60,000
The Parade Serge Férat £10,000–£12,000
Fire in the Ryad Georg Wilhelm Timm £4,000–£6,000

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