29 November 2017 Russian Art Auctions
29 November 2017
123. PIMENOV, YURI (1903-1977)
Sevastopol, Set Design for the Boris Lavrenev Play "Pesn o chernomortsakh"
Oil, tempera and gouache on paper, laid on board, 24.5 by 40 cm.
5,000-7,000 GBP
The present lot is from Pimenov’s series of set and costume designs for Lavrenev’s play Pesn o chernomortsakh (Song of the Black Sea Sailors), staged in 1952 at the Soviet Army Theatre, Moscow.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by T. Pimenova, the artist’s daughter.
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