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Pavel Fedorovich Tchelitchew
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Pavel Fedorovich Tchelitchew
- Costume design for a classical figure
- inscribed by Boris Kniaseff and dated 1920 on the reverse
- gouache over pencil on paper
- 36.5 by 26cm., 14 1/4 by 10 1/4 in.
Provenance
Sotheby & Co., Diaghilev Ballet Material, Decor and Costume Designs, Portraits and Posters, 18 July 1968, lot 97
Condition
The sheet has discoloured and there are horizontal creases resulting in paint loss to the lower portion of the design. There is vertical creasing down the centre of the design and also in the right hand quadrant, which has also resulted in paint loss. The pencil marks are smudged and there are media marks throughout. The work would benefit from attention from a professional paper restorer. Held in a black painted frame, under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Former friends from Mikhail Mordkin’s dance studio in Moscow, Pavel Tchelichew and Boris Kniaseff (1900-1975) rekindled their friendship in Constantinople in 1919, where the young artist took refuge during the Civil War. Together with Victor Zimin, Sergei Sudeikin and Boris Kochko, the young dancer Kniaseff, just embarking upon his widely acclaimed career as a choreographer, worked on their first theatrical productions.
The present costume design is possibly for the production of Vakkhanalia, which both Kniaseff and Zimin worked on with Tchelitchew circa 1920 in Berlin. Similar costume designs for Vakkhanalia by Tchelitchew form part of the Nikita and Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky Collection of stage and costume designs.