Costume project for one of the characters in the ballet Islamey: "the man with the guitar", performed in 1928.
Watercolor and graphite on paper, signed lower right by the artist, kept in a modern frame in natural wood.
Slight sunstroke, but good general condition.
At sight: H.: 37 cm - L.: 5 cm.
Frame: H.: 42 cm - L.: 5 cm.
Reference: bears the label of the Galerie Victor Sfez, in Paris, on the back. See also by the same artist a different version of this character dated 1928 in the collection of Prince Nikita Lobanov-Rostrovsky, exhibited in 1982 at the Mississippi Museum of Art (catalogue written by John E. Bowlt under the title: "Russian Stage Design - Scenic Innovation (1900-1930)”, on page 300). As well as in the book "The artists of the Russian theater (1880-1930)", published in Moscow by the Editions des Œuvres d'Art, 1991, under number 181.
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