RUSSIAN BALLET DESIGN PAINTING BY MIKHAIL LARIONOV

RUSSIAN BALLET DESIGN PAINTING BY MIKHAIL LARIONOV

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov, Russian, 1881 to 1964, antique mixed media, watercolor and pencil, paintings on paper depicting costume designs for the ballet Le Choute with music by Prokoviev, Paris, 1921. The left painting is signed and dated 1915 upper left. The right painting is signed, titled, and dated 1921, lower right. Framed. Mikhail Larionov was a painter, graphic artist, book illustrator, theater artist. Studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 1898â€â€œ1910, intermittently, under A. E. Arkhipov, V. A. Serov and K. A. Korovin. Initiator of the opening of the first exhibition Bubnovy Valet or Jack of Diamonds, 1910, exhibitions Osliny Khvost or Donkey's Tail, 1912, Mishen' or Target, 1913, Futurists, Luchists, Primitives, 1914. The creator of the theory of Luchism - one of the first experiments in non-objective art. One of the leading artists of S. P. Diaghilev's entreprise. From 1919 he lived permanently in Paris. Russian Soviet Theater Costume Design, Russian Avant Garde Art For Collectors. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Overall size: Frame 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Image 8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.