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Lot 169 · Sotheby's L04111

a costume design for acteon, from the ballet artemis troublée

Lev Samoilovich Bakst

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $28,835–$38,447
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04111 · 1 December 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3153727
Record
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, a costume design for acteon, from the ballet artemis troublée. Sotheby's, 1 Dec 2004, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3153727.

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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, a costume design for acteon, from the ballet artemis troublée. Sotheby's, 1 Dec 2004, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3153727.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L04111 · Dec 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Place de la Madeleine Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin £15,000–£20,000
Grachev, mid 19th Century £10,000–£15,000
Gypsy Dance Alexander Petrovich Sokolov £6,000–£8,000
A Pair of Still Lifes with Flowers Alexandre Altmann £25,000–£35,000
Cubist Nude Maria Ivanovna Vassilieff £8,000–£12,000
Theatre Design Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin £6,000–£8,000

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