Description
‡Nadia Benois (Russian 1896-1975)
Bedells Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Princess Act III, Sadler's Wells
Signed, titled and dated February 1939
Watercolour over pencil
37 x 28cm; 14½ x 11in
Nadia Benois was the niece of Alexander Benois, famous for his scenery and costume designs for Diaghilev's Ballets. The Chenhalls were friends of Nadia and her husband 'Klop' Ustinov, parents of Peter Ustinov. Joan was thought to have done undercover work during World War II.
See lot 570, 571, 572 and lots 48 and 49
