Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Monday, 20 June 2022, 06:00 pm
Lot 16
André Masson, 1896-1987 (FR)
Danseuses - Les Présages (Ballet Dancers - Les Présages), 1933
Pastel on paper.
H 440 mm W 630 mm.
Signed lower left: André Masson. Verso inscribed: 1933, Danseuses, Les Présages.
Provenance:
Collection Jean-Louis Roy, Geneva;
Swiss Private Collection.
André Masson produced the costumes and sets for the ballet «Les Présages» choreographed by Léonide Massine. The premiere was performed on 13 April 1933 in Monte Carlo to music of Tchaikovsky's Symphonie No. 5.
| CHF | 4'000 / 6'000 |
| EUR | 4'000 / 6'000 |
| USD | 4'200 / 6'300 |
Hammer Price: CHF 2'800