LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gouache and gold-bronze paint over pencil, partially collaged, on thick card

Measurements:

17.72 in. (45.00 cm.) (height) by 11.97 in. (30.40 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

Stamped "47" to the reverse. Signed and dated in Cyrillic "An. Petritzkij 23" in ink upper right "An. Petritzkij 23". A further ink inscription "II (?)" lower left

Condition:

Numerous creases, primarily to the lower edges, losses of pigment and wear. Remains of former mounting to the reverse, studio traces

Literature:

Cf. cat. Kostümentwürfe der Russischen Avantgarde mit Werken aus der Sammlung der Familie Dr. Mark Soibelmann, Apolda undated, p. 44 ff. The Ukrainian artist worked in the Constructivist style since the early 1920s. The present work is typical of his works from 1920 - 23.