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Sotheby’s to sell an important private collection of works by Alexander Benois this November

LONDON.- Sotheby’s announces that the forthcoming Russian Art Sale Series this November will be highlighted by an Important Private Collection of Works by Alexander Benois. The 130 lot sale features exquisite works on paper spanning the artist’s lifetime and artistic oeuvre. Fifty-two highlights from the collection will be on view at Sotheby’s Paris from the 19th to 22nd September. The auction will take place on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 and is expected to bring between £830,000-1,200,000. The collection, comprising ballet, opera set and costume designs, watercolour views of Russia, France and Italy, book illustrations, sketchbooks, and portraits of the artist’s family represents the largest collection of works by Benois to be offered for sale in recent history. Commenting on the sale, Sabina Tringalas, Deputy Director and Specialist in the Russian Art Department, said: “We are thrilled to