Christopher Wood,  Costume design for Ballets Russes, Romeo and Juliet, Paris, c.1926;

Lot description

Christopher Wood, British 1901-1930 - Costume design for Ballets Russes, Romeo and Juliet, Paris, c.1926; pencil on paper, inscribed lower right 'Paris', 33 x 24 cm (ARR) Provenance: The Artist's sister; The Estate of Professor Ritchie Ovendale, Aberystwyth; with Stanhope Shelton Pictures, Suffolk, where acquired by the present owner, 10th March 1979; Private Collection, UK Note: Wood was recommended by Picasso to Diaghilev to design costumes for Romeo and Juliet but the designs were abandoned when Diaghilev went in a different artistic direction.