Mikail Larionov (1881-1964) and Nathalia Gontcharova (1881-1962)

L'art décoratif théatral moderne

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Mikail Larionov (1881-1964) and Nathalia Gontcharova (1881-1962)
L'art décoratif théatral moderne
pochoirs printed in colour, 1919, fom the edition of 15 hors commerce portfolios lettered from 'A' to 'O' (there were a further 500 numbered copies of which only a 100 were signed by the artists), with the two additional pochoirs in gouache executed in oatmeal (separately framed), the portfolio signed by both artists and lettered 'M' on the justification page, published Edition La Cible, Paris, 1919.
19¾ x 14¼in. (50.4 x 36.2cm.)
Published in 1919

Provenance

Martin Diamond Fine Arts, New York, where purchased by the present owner in 1982 ($3,000).

Exhibited

Miami, Lowe Art Museum, The Russian Avant-Garde and American Abstract Artists, 1983, nos. 16 and 17 (illustrated p. 38).

Sale room notice

Please note that the present portfolio is incomplete. It lacks one print by Larionov and one pochoir by Gontcharova.

Lot Essay

Larionov and Gontcharova celebrated their arrival in Paris with a large exhibition of their theatrical work in May 1919 at the Galerie Barbazanges in rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The impressive portfolio L'Art Décoratif Théatral Moderne was published cuncurrently with this exhibition. It comprised an essay about the two artists by Valentin Parnack, and a series of pochoirs and prints of several of their designs on display. The critical text discussed Larionov's theories about dance and theatre, and singled out the Russian artist as the initiator of new types of choreography that included dances based on free movements, types of gait, animal movements, mechanical dance, and social dance related to work.

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