City Scene (Stage Design)

Alexander Benois Russian

1927

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Title: City Scene (Stage Design)
Artist: Alexander Benois (Russian, St. Petersburg 1870–1960 Paris)
Date: 1927
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and ink with graphite on paper
Dimensions: 18 13/16 × 23 1/4 in. (47.8 × 59.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.20
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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