$15,990
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962) Set Design for Le Coq d'Or Unsigned, inscribed "1914" on the verso. Gouache on paper mounted to canvas, 22 x 37 in. (55.8 x 93.9 cm), unframed. Condition: Small area of paint abrasion, discoloration, staining. Provenance: Tajan, Paris, to the current owner. Literature: The painting discussed and reproduced in Anthony Parton, Goncharova: The Art and Design of Natalia Goncharova , (Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2010), p. 255. N. B. Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova was a leading member of the Russian avant-garde. At the beginning of the 20th century she - together with members of the group Donkey's Tail that included Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Shevchenko, and Vladimir Tatlin - developed a modernist style that combined bold colors, expressive lines, and a penchant for folk subject matter. Goncharova's art advanced quickly and, in the years just prior to World War One, she created Futurist inspired abstract paintings called Rayism (Luchizm). She was unbound by the flat, two-dimensional canvas surface, and extended her creative impulse to three-dimensional set designs when she was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev, famous impresario and founder of the Ballet Russes, to create the stage and costumes for his forthcoming 1914 production of Rimsky-Korsakov's Le coq d'or. The 1914 production was at the Paris Opera and Goncharova jumped at the chance to visit Paris. Le coq d'or sets and costumes evoke both the medieval Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-13
