[Ballets Russes] Goncharova, Natalia Sergeevna. (1881-1962) Costume Design for a Sea-Monster from SADKOGouache and watercolor over pencil on paper laid down on board. Inscribed in Russian (upper left and lower left) and with a collector's stamp (lower right). 16. 5 x 10. 4 inches (41. 9 x 26. 4 cm). Matted and framed to 37 x 54 cm. This remarkable design was executed for Diaghilev's 1916 Ballets Russes production of Sadko, based on an episode from Rimsky Korsakov's opera, where the Sea Princess becomes enamoured of the great musician Sadko and weds him