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Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
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Description
- Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
- Costume Design for Wolves and Sheep
- inscribed in Cyrillic Kupavina / II akt t.r.
- watercolour and ink heightened with white over pencil on paper
- 42.5 by 30cm, 16 3/4 by 11 3/4 in.
Catalogue Note
Wolves and Sheep is a five-act comedy by Alexander Ostrovsky, satirising the mores of 19th century Russian society. The play tells the story of Evlampia Kupavina, a young widow and chatelaine of a country estate who is pursued by various predatory characters who are after her money. The narrative is loosely based on the story of a real court case involving the Abbess Mitrofania (1825-1899) who was sued for fraud in 1874. Pimenov executed the set and costume designs for the Maly Theatre revival of Wolves and Sheep which premiered on 6 March 1941.