Alexandre Benois, Q27102866

Alexandre Benois

French · 1870–1960 · Painter, Draughtsman

Alexandre (Alexander) Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva, an art movement and magazine. As a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Alexandre Benois, Untitled (Set Design), The reverse with another small design in Indian ink and ink-wash, inscribed in charcoal. Gouache and watercolour, partially washed and highlighted in silver paint on laid paperUntitled (Set Design)Lempertz · €4,216≈ $4,603≈ £3,560Sign up to see
  2. Les ArcadesBrunk Auctions · $2,800≈ £2,192≈ €2,646Sign up to see
  3. Alexandre Benois, Two costume designs for La Belle au Bois Dormant 1953, pencil, pen, watercolour and touches of gold paint on paperTwo costume designs for La Belle au Bois Dormant 1953Bonhams · £1,785≈ $2,212≈ €2,052Sign up to see

Alexandre Benois’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Alexandre Benois, Costume designs, a pair, 1913, watercolour
Costume designs, a pair, 1913
Toovey's · Nov 5, 2025
£300Sign up free to see
Les Arcades, 1930
Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2024
$2,800Sign up free to see
Milano
Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2024
$2,200Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Sadko, pen and gouache
Sadko
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2024
£704Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Two costume designs for La Belle au Bois Dormant 1953, pencil, pen, watercolour and touches of gold paint on paper
Two costume designs for La Belle au Bois Dormant 1953
Bonhams · May 23, 2023
£1,785Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Two costume designs for 'Chocolat' from the Spanish pas de deux, The Nutcracker, 1957, pen and ink, pencil and watercolour on paper
Two costume designs for 'Chocolat' from the Spanish pas de deux, The Nutcracker, 1957
Bonhams · May 23, 2023
£1,658Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Untitled, pencil
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 25, 2023
£600Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Untitled, 1870-1960) Man and cat watercolour 22.5 x 16cm
Untitled
Sworders · Oct 11, 2022
£500Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Untitled, pen and watercolour 24 x 16cm Exhibited: Hazlitt
Untitled
Sworders · Oct 11, 2022
£220Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Un Seigneur à la Cour' (Costume Design for 'La Belle au Bois Dormant'), 1946, watercolour with gouache and ink over pencil
Un Seigneur à la Cour' (Costume Design for 'La Belle au Bois Dormant'), 1946
Toovey's · Sep 7, 2022
£240Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Un Seigneur à la Cour' (Costume Design for 'La Belle au Bois Dormant'), 1946, watercolour with gouache and ink over pencil
Un Seigneur à la Cour' (Costume Design for 'La Belle au Bois Dormant'), 1946
Toovey's · Dec 8, 2021
£550Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Untitled (Set Design), The reverse with another small design in Indian ink and ink-wash, inscribed in charcoal. Gouache and watercolour, partially washed and highlighted in silver paint on laid paper
Untitled (Set Design)
Lempertz · May 3, 2017
€4,216Sign up free to see
Alexandre Benois, Coast of France, Watercolor
Coast of France
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 12, 2004

Works in museum collections

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Alexandre Benois, Untitled
Untitled1898
Belarusian National Arts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Belarusian National Arts Museum

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