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Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky — Costume Designs for Prince Achmed in Shéhérazade and Snow Queen (Two Works)
Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky

Costume Designs for Prince Achmed in Shéhérazade and Snow Queen (Two Works)

Boris Bilinsky's costume designs for 'Prince Achmed in Shéhérazade' and 'Snow Queen' showcase elaborate theatrical costumes rendered in gouache, ink, and precious metal highlights. The two designs demonstrate the artist's detailed approach to stage costume creation.

Medium
one gouache and ink heightened with gold and foil on blue card, the other gouache over pencil heightened with silver on grey card
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Russian Pictures

November 30, 2021

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 53

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Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky, Costume Designs for Prince Achmed in Shéhérazade and Snow Queen (Two Works)

Boris Bilinsky's costume designs for 'Prince Achmed in Shéhérazade' and 'Snow Queen' showcase elaborate theatrical costumes rendered in gouache, ink, and precious metal highlights. The two designs demonstrate the artist's detailed approach to stage costume creation.

Medium
one gouache and ink heightened with gold and foil on blue card, the other gouache over pencil heightened with silver on grey card
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Gold Foil, Costume, Ink, Decorative, Theater Design, Ornamental, Colorful, Figurative, Gouache, Russian