Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
Pavel Tchelitchew
Stage Design for Savonarola
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
Pavel Tchelitchew
1898 - 1957
Stage Design for Savonarola
stamped with the artist's signature on the reverse
gouache, silver paint and pencil on paper
Sheet: 32.5 by 50.5cm, 12¾ by 19¾in.
Framed: 48 by 59.5cm, 18¾ by 23½in.
Estate of the artist
Richard Nathanson, London
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 1977
Richard Nathanson, London
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 1977
Exhibition catalogue Pavel Tchelitchew 1898-1957: A Collection of Fifty-four Theatre Designs c.1919-1923, London, 1976, no.27, p.20 illustrated b/w
London, The Alpine Club, Pavel Tchelitchew 1898-1957: A Collection of Fifty-four Theatre Designs c.1919-1923, 13-22 December 1976, no.27
Derived from the Renaissance chronicles of Arthur de Gobineau, Savonarola was first staged at the Theatre on Königgrätzer Strasse in Berlin in 1923.