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Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky
- Costume Designs for Seven Characters from Les Cosaques de Platov à Paris
- signed with the artist's monogram l.l.; further bearing two Akim Tamiroff collection stamps on the reverse
- ink and watercolour over pencil on paper
- 42 by 58cm, 16 1/2 by 22 3/4 in.
Condition
The sheet is hinged to the mount with tape in two places at the top edge. It has discoloured in line with age, unevenly at the edges. There is a handling mark and an abrasion to the paper surface to the right of the central figure. Very faint scattered staining is visible throughout the sheet. There is a light layer of surface dirt. Held behind plexiglass in a modern frame. 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
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky first travelled to New York in 1939. Like Tamiroff he went to work on a production of a Chekhov play but ended up staying there due to the outbreak of war in Europe. Both men had worked for Nikita Balieff’s ballet company Le Chauve-Souris in the 1920s, Dobuzhinsky in Paris, Tamiroff in his first years in New York before he abandoned the stage for the motion pictures of Hollywood. Le Chauve-Souris was the post-Revolutionary, post-emigration reincarnation of the late-night Moscow cabaret Letuchaya Mysh’ which toured in Berlin, Paris and later the United States. It specialised in productions of ersatz Russian, Gypsy and Cossack music and dance, packaged up for a Western audience. First performed at the Theatre de la Madeleine in the autumn of 1926, Les Cosaques de Platov à Paris was one of their most popular numbers.