Serge Iurevich Soudeikine

Traduire // translate * Serge SOUDEIKINE (1883-1946) Projet de couverture du livre Pro Scene Suo de Nikolai Evreinov,1915 Aquarelle sur papier, signée en cyrillique en bas à droite.Dans le cadre Art Nouveau d'origine, plaqué argent de WMF 28 x 19,5 cm - 11 x 72/3 in. Watercolor on paper, signed in Cyrillic lower right. In original Art Nouveau silver plated frame by WMF Expositions : « A World of Stage: Russian Designs for Theater,Opera, and Dance » Avril-octobre 2007, The National Museum ofModern Art, Kyoto and Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, JaponBibliographie : Alla Rosenfeld. « A World of Stage: Russian Designsfor Theater, Opera, and Dance », Catalogue de l'expositionavril-octobre 2007, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto andTokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Japon; ill. 156, p.143.

measurements 28 by 24 1/2 in. alternate measurements 71 by 62 cm signed Soudeikine , indistinctly inscribed and dated 1923 (lower right); inscribed Be 62-71 (on the reverse) mixed media on paper laid down on board We would like to thank Dr. Tamara Galeeva, author of the forthcoming monograph on Sergei Soudeikine, for providing additional catalogue information. PROVENANCE Ruben Lalaev (acquired as a gift from the artist) Alexandre Amilachvary (acquired directly from the above) Acquired directly from the above in April 1965 by the present owner CATALOGUE NOTE Eastern themes were common in Soudeikine's oeuvre after 1910, when he executed several performances with eastern subjects, specifically the operetta "Maids at Play" at the Malyi Drama Theater in 1911 and "The Tragedy of Salome" for Diaghilev's Russian seasons in Paris in 1913. These sketches demonstrate Soudeikine's gift for sophisticated decoration, flawless coloration, and creating a festive spectacle on stage. In particular, his mounted works with Eastern themes underscore a significant level of artistic maturity. The present lot was created in the 1920s, when Soudeikine was actively working with Nikita Balieff in Paris (1920-1922), and later in New York (from September 1922), making shows for theatres including the Théâtre de la Chauve-Souris ("The Bat"). He reintroduced eastern themes with a renewed energy during these years, as seen in his sketches for the costumes and decoration of Pushkin's "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai." The romantic interpretation of the aura of eastern miniatures, primitive stylization, and harmony of chromatic composition make it possible to attribute the present lot to this period in Soudeikine's career.

measurements 18 by 10 in. alternate measurements 45.7 by 25.4 cm DESCRIPTION signed Soudeikine (lower left) gouache on paper PROVENANCE Svetlana M. Glad collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist Zorin collection, acquired directly from the above Private collection, acquired directly from the above CATALOGUE NOTE The present work is a set design for the Radio City Music Hall 1937 production of The Nutcracker.

SERGEI SOUDEIKINE (1883-1946) - SKETCH FOR MIS-EN-SCENE FOR THE BALLET "PAGANINI" -
Mis: 19 1/8 by 14 1/4 in. 48.6 by 36.2 cm
signed Soudeikine (lower right); inscribed Sergei Soudeikine Sketch for Mis-en-scene For the Ballet Paganini Music by Rachmaninoff Ballet Master Michael Fokine Paganini Helped by Hands Character of Gossip Supported by Death and Three Masks of Legends (on the reverse) gouache and pastel on cardboard

PROVENANCE
Collection of the artist Kamyshnikoff Gallery, New York Private collection, Springfield, Virginia

EXHIBITED
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Art in Progress, May-September, 1944

REFERENCES
Museum of Modern Art, Art in Prorgress, New York, 1944, p. 233

measurements 29 1/2 by 21 1/8 in. alternate measurements 75 by 54 cm inscribed sergey. soudeikine (1882 - 1946)/ "petrouchka" ballet by i. f. stravinsky/ for metropolitan opera 1924 - 1925 season (on the reverse) gouache and pencil on board provenance svetlana m. glad collection, new york (acquired directly from the artist) zorin collection (acquired from the above) private collection (acquired from the above) literature and references dora z. kogan, sergei yurevich sudeikin: 1884-1946, moscow, 1974, p. 148, no. 97, illustrated (listed as whereabouts unknown)