Jun 17 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2709 -

Sale 2709 - Lot 212

Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
BRUCE ALEXANDER RUSSELL (1903 - 1963)
"Chauve-Souris, picturesque stage caravan, arrives."

Pen and ink on Bristol board, 1928. 428x638 mm; 16⅞x25 inches. Signed in lower right image. Includes portion of Los Angeles Times label on verso.

Publication
Front page of the Drama section in The Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1928, advertising Nikita Balieff's vaudeville revue.
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Additional Details

Caption from the newspaper: "Quaint Russian Variety Show. The Chauve Souris, once known as the Bat Theater of Moscow, headed by the rotund and inimitable M. Balieff goes into the Belasco tomorrow night. Sketches of these picturesque Muscovites and the moon-faced Balieff above are by Bruce Russell, Times staff artist."

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