MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010
7 June 2010
* 538. KUSTODIEV, BORIS 1878-1927
The House of the Merchant Pavel Kuroslepov. Stage Design for An Ardent Heart by A. Ostrovsky, staged by F. Komissarzhevsky, Moscow, 1913 c. 1911
Watercolour, heightened with white, and pencil on paper, 24.5 by 41cm.
35,000-50,000 pounds
Authenticity certificate from E. Zhukova.
The sets and costumes that Kustodiev designed for An
Ardent Heart by A. Ostrovsky were the artist’s first work for
the theatre. Kustodiev made most of these designs in
1911, while he was undergoi
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