Costume Sketch II (for Petrouschka)
Catalog no.
151
Year
1994
Subject
Music
Media
Studies /
pen drawing
Size (H x W)
15 x 22 inches
Availability
For sale, Priced
Price
£365
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Many sketches were created over several years before embarking on the final paintings - a trilogy of the story set to music by Stravinsky. This work was an offshoot of that labour, along with Costume Sketches I (Cat. No. 169) - (unfinished, lost).
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