Bidspirit auction | Ushin N.A.

Ushin N.A. - Sketch of Prince Vasily Shuisky's costume for the opera M. N.According to P. Mussorgsky's ”Boris Godunov”.. Year:  1939. Technique:  Paper, gouache, gold and bronze paint, graphite pencil, charcoal. Size:  63,1х42. Descripton:  Signed and dated at the bottom right. Author's inscriptions on the sheet. Expertize:  Certificate of P.M. Tretiakov Independent Research Examination.  Ushin Nikolai Alekseevich (1898, St. Petersburg - 1942, Leningrad). Famous theater artist and book graphic artist. In the 1920s - 1930s. created designs for theatrical productions. Designed the eight-volume edition of Tales of 1001 Nights. He created bookplates and lithographs. The artist's works are in many museums in St. Petersburg.