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Costume design for The Duchess of Malfi
Details
Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
Costume design for The Duchess of Malfi
signed, inscribed and dated 'to dear Alice/with love/from Pavlik/21 of July 1938/London' (lower right) and with number '38' (upper left)
pencil and gouache on paper
20 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (52.1 x 25 cm.)
Costume design for The Duchess of Malfi
signed, inscribed and dated 'to dear Alice/with love/from Pavlik/21 of July 1938/London' (lower right) and with number '38' (upper left)
pencil and gouache on paper
20 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (52.1 x 25 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902-1956).
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Pavel Tchelitchew, New York, 1964, listed p. 63, no. 195.
Exhibited
New York, Pavel Tchelitchew, Gallery of Modern Art, 20 March-19 April 1964, no. 195.
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