Lot 426
  • 426

Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
  • Set design for Picoli
  • signed in Latin l.r. and inscribed Boris Kniasef  l.m.
  • watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper with collage
  • image size: 31 by 42cm., 12 1/4 by 16 1/2 in.

Literature

M.Chamot, Goncharova: Stage Designs and Paintings, London: Oresko Books Limited, 1979, p.100, No.91 (illustrated)

Condition

The paper is very undulated and dirty, possibly as a result of moisture damage. The colours are faded and there are spots of staining in places. Held in a painted wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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Catalogue Note

Set to music by Konstantinov and choreographed by Boris Kniaseff, the ballet Picoli was first staged at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris in December 1940 during the German occupation. Mary Chamot describes the collage technique used in the design as 'typical of Goncharova's inventiveness'.