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Description: ALEXANDRE NIKOLAEVICH BENOIS (Russian/French, 1870-1960) Interior of a Room, 1924 Watercolor and pencil on paper 12 x 16-1/2 inches (30.5 x 41.9 cm) Signed along left side and dated lower right Elaborate inscription/dedication in French lower right: termine le 19 [?] 1924. le jour ou nous avons eu le plaisir [illeg] reçevoir chez nous [illeg] chers amis les John? Nott... [came to an end on the 19th of ? 1924, the day on which we had the pleasure of receiving you at our home, dear friends the John? Nott....] A second extensive inscription by the artist in pencil (sheet verso): je travaillais absolument seul dans tout ce quartier immense du château ou m'avait d'ailleurs donné une clef enfin de penetrer dans le "carré de l'Arsenal." [I've worked absolutely alone in this immense part of the chateau to which I was given a key so that I could access the "Courtyard of the Arsenal."] PROVENANCE: Private collection.