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Vaslav Nijinsky
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Le Reveur and Le Soldat
- inscribed Villa Guardamunt / S Moritz l.r.; bearing exhibition labels on the reverse
- coloured pencil and chalk over pencil on paper
- 17 by 24cm, 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 in.
Provenance
Marcel Steele, London
Acquired from the above by John Carr Doughty
A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
Acquired from the above by John Carr Doughty
A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
Exhibited
Coventry, Belgrade Theatre, Northern Arts Association, 1970
Darlington, Darlington Civic Theatre, 1971
Darlington, Darlington Civic Theatre, 1971
Condition
The sheets have discoloured and there is a crease running across the upper edge of the green and black design. There are some minor flecks of surface dirt. Held in matching wooden frames behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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"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
Nijinsky moved to St Moritz with his family in 1918, following his break from the Ballets Russes and his unsuccessful attempts to resurrect his career. By 1919 he began to show signs of the schizophrenic condition that would affect him for the rest of his life. He locked himself in his studio every night, furiously creating abstract compositions such as the present two works. He had been taught art in St. Petersburg as a young man, attending Leon Bakst's classes alongside Marc Chagall.
Abstract works on paper by Nijinsky have recently been included in the Inventing Abstraction exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, December 2012 – April 2013, recognising his contribution to modernism in a field other than dance.