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Jockey. Costume design for the Paris theater "Theatre de la Chauve-Souris de Balieff".
№ 2 Jockey. Costume design for the Paris theater "Theatre de la Chauve-Souris de Balieff".

Jockey. Costume design for the Paris theater "Theatre de la Chauve-Souris de Balieff".

AuthorDobuzhinsky M.V.

Year – 1932
Size – 30x18.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

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Costume design for the opera "Eugene Onegin".
№ 3 Costume design for the opera "Eugene Onegin".

Costume design for the opera "Eugene Onegin".

AuthorDobuzhinsky M.V.

Year – 1937
Size – 33x24.
Technique Paper, watercolor, whitewash, mixed media.

Description:
Monogram and date lower right. Monogram bottom left.

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Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka" No. 53
№ 4 Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka" No. 53

Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka" No. 53

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1930s
Size – 31.5x24.
Technique Paper, watercolor, mixed media.

Description:
Author's inscriptions on the sheet.

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Lot of 5 sketches of theatrical costumes for the opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes.
№ 5 Lot of 5 sketches of theatrical costumes for the opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes.

Lot of 5 sketches of theatrical costumes for the opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes.

AuthorSiidova I.

Year – 1940s
Size – 29.5x20.7.
Technique Paper, gouache.

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Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka"  No. 50
№ 6 Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka"  No. 50

Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka" No. 50

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1930s
Size – 31.5x24.
Technique Paper, watercolor, mixed media.

Description:
Author's inscriptions on the sheet.

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Costume sketch. Zarema (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).
№ 7 Costume sketch. Zarema (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).

Costume sketch. Zarema (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).

AuthorUnknown author

Year – 1927
Size – 25.5x14.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
The signature is illegible: “AN(?)”. Good condition.

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Costume sketch. Khan Gerey (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).
№ 8 Costume sketch. Khan Gerey (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).

Costume sketch. Khan Gerey (ballet Bakhchisarai Fountain).

AuthorUnknown author

Year – 1927
Size – 25.5x17.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
The signature is illegible. Good condition.

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Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks troops by M.I. Platov in Paris.
№ 9 Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks troops by M.I. Platov in Paris.

Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks troops by M.I. Platov in Paris.

AuthorDobuzhinsky M.V.

Year – 1926
Size – 55.3x77.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Monogram bottom left.

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Set design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka"
№ 10 Set design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka"

Set design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka"

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1911
Size – 31x44.
Technique Tracing paper, ink.

Description:
Signed lower right.

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Evening dress. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".
№ 11 Evening dress. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".

Evening dress. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".

AuthorAlmedingen B.A.

Year – 1927
Size – 36x27.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Monogram and date lower right.

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Costume design for the production of "Psyche's Wedding": The Doctor accompanying Minevra.
№ 12 Costume design for the production of "Psyche's Wedding": The Doctor accompanying Minevra.

Costume design for the production of "Psyche's Wedding": The Doctor accompanying Minevra.

AuthorBenois A.N.

Size – 22.2x14.6.
Technique Paper, pencil, ink, watercolor, gouache, silver, gold.

Description:
Signed below. Date top left. The work comes from the artist's family.

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Radicalism, opportunism, constitution.
№ 13 Radicalism, opportunism, constitution.

Radicalism, opportunism, constitution.

AuthorMarche A.

Year – First half of the twentieth century.
Size – 33.5x22.7.
Technique Paper, see technique.

Description:
Stamp bottom left. Work registered at the Wildenstein Institute.

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Guests in Spassky. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".
№ 14 Guests in Spassky. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".

Guests in Spassky. Costume sketch for the film "Asya".

AuthorAlmedingen B.A.

Year – 1927
Size – 36.5x27.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Monogram and date lower right.

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Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".
№ 15 Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – First third of the twentieth century.
Size – 19x11.5.
Technique Paper, pencil.

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Persian.
№ 16 Persian.

Persian.

AuthorPogany Willie

Year – 1917-1918
Size – 34.5x27.
Technique Cardboard, pencil, gouache, ink, gold paint.

Description:
Costume design for the play "The Golden Cockerel".

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Theater costume sketch.
№ 17 Theater costume sketch.

Theater costume sketch.

AuthorBilinsky B.K.

Year – 1930s
Size – 33.9x23.5.
Technique Paper, graphite pencil, watercolor.

Description:
In the lower left corner is the author's signature: “B. Bilinsky".

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Young woman. Theater costume.
№ 18 Young woman. Theater costume.

Young woman. Theater costume.

AuthorUshin N.A.

Year – 1930s
Size – 24x15.
Technique Paper, gouache, ink.

Description:
Provenance: from the artist’s heirs.

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Theater costume sketch.
№ 19 Theater costume sketch.

Theater costume sketch.

AuthorZhedrinsky V.I.

Year – 1930s
Size – 29.3x22.5.
Technique Paper, graphite pencil, watercolor.

Description:
In the lower right corner is the author’s signature in graphite pencil: “V.I. Zhedrinsky."

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Sketch of a dancer's costume.
№ 20 Sketch of a dancer's costume.

Sketch of a dancer's costume.

AuthorBruni T.G.

Year – 1960s.
Size – 39x30.
Technique Mixed media on paper.

Description:
Monogrammed lower right.

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Costume design for the production of "The Sleeping Beauty": Lilac Fairy.
№ 21 Costume design for the production of "The Sleeping Beauty": Lilac Fairy.

Costume design for the production of "The Sleeping Beauty": Lilac Fairy.

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1953
Size – 24.5x15.9.
Technique Paper, pencil, watercolor.

Description:
Signed and dated lower left.

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Costume design for the production of the ballet "Bolero".
№ 22 Costume design for the production of the ballet "Bolero".

Costume design for the production of the ballet "Bolero".

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1928
Size – 22x16.
Technique Paper, pencil.

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Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks Troops by M.I.Platov In Paris: Three girls at the window.
№ 24 Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks Troops by M.I.Platov In Paris: Three girls at the window.

Sketch for the theatrical production Cossacks Troops by M.I.Platov In Paris: Three girls at the window.

AuthorDobuzhinsky M.V.

Year – 1926
Size – 55.3x77.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Monogram bottom left.

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I went on a spree.
№ 25 I went on a spree.

I went on a spree.

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – 1930s
Size – 24.5x15.5.
Technique Paper, watercolor, mixed media.

Description:
Author's inscriptions on the sheet. Costume design for the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky "Petrushka" No. 10.

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Costume design for the theatrical production "Boris Godunov".
№ 26 Costume design for the theatrical production "Boris Godunov".

Costume design for the theatrical production "Boris Godunov".

AuthorDegai A.N.

Year – 1920s
Size – 30x23.7.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

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Sketch of a chef's costume for the opera "The Love for Three Oranges" by S.S. Prokofiev.
№ 27 Sketch of a chef's costume for the opera "The Love for Three Oranges" by S.S. Prokofiev.

Sketch of a chef's costume for the opera "The Love for Three Oranges" by S.S. Prokofiev.

AuthorDobuzhinsky M.V.

Year – 1949
Size – 34.2x26.8.
Technique Paper, pencil.

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Hall. Set design for the play Romeo and Juliet. Kirov (Mariinsky) Theater.
№ 28 Hall. Set design for the play Romeo and Juliet. Kirov (Mariinsky) Theater.

Hall. Set design for the play Romeo and Juliet. Kirov (Mariinsky) Theater.

AuthorShterich P.A.

Year – 1939
Size – 37x55.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
The work comes from the collection of the artist's family.

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Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".
№ 29 Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – First third of the twentieth century.
Size – 22x16.6.
Technique Paper, pencil.

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Mackintosh's costume design for Summerset Maugham's play. Artist A.A. Popov.
№ 30 Mackintosh's costume design for Summerset Maugham's play. Artist A.A. Popov.

Mackintosh's costume design for Summerset Maugham's play. Artist A.A. Popov.

AuthorBruni T.G.

Year – 1964
Size – 33x21.
Technique Paper, gouache.

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Boyarin.
№ 31 Boyarin.

Boyarin.

AuthorPogany Willie

Year – 1917-1918
Size – 34.5x26.
Technique Cardboard, pencil, gouache, ink, gold paint.

Description:
Costume design for the play "The Golden Cockerel".

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Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".
№ 32 Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

Costume design for the theatrical production "Bolero".

AuthorBenois A.N.

Year – First third of the twentieth century.
Size – 22x17.
Technique Paper, pencil.

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This section presents graphic arts that are connected with theater and scenography. The Sovkom gallery has a large collection of works created by Russian and foreign masters for theater and cinema.

Scenography. This is the art of creating the visual image of the performance using costumes, stage equipment, lighting and stage settings. Scenography uses the means of painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts to develop the content and style of a theatrical performance, increasing its impact on the viewer. The development of scenography is connected to the development of fine arts, theater and playwriting. Elements of theatrical art developed from the most ancient games and customs: masks, costumes, etc. By the 5th century B. C., the theater of Ancient Greece, besides skene, also had three-dimensional stage sets, which in the Hellenistic era were combined with the pictorial ones. The theatrical principles of the Ancient Greece were adopted by the Ancient Roman theater, which started using a curtain.

Russian scenography buy. Russian theatrical graphic arts buy. Russian scenography of the first decades of the 20th century is one of the most vivid pages in the history of the world art. Many Russian artists that worked for the domestic theatrical scene became known in Europe due to Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons, and later continued working for the theater after they emigrated.

As a result, their artistic heritage became dispersed between multiple foreign museum and private collections. The collection of the Sovkom gallery includes a large archive of the works of theatrical and scene graphic arts. These are sketches of costumes and stage sets, portraits of actors.

The great Russian graphic artistsare represented in our collection by the theatre-related works of B. A. AlmedingenA. N. BenoisM. V. Dobuzhinsky. Their works are characterized by exceptional picturesqueness and fine skill in reproducing the character and style of art of different eras. These artists participated in the tours of Russian opera and ballet in Paris organized by S. P. Diaghilev since 1907 (Russian Seasons abroad) and were inspired by the idea of a harmonious unity of dance, music, dramatic plot and figurative embodiment through plastique. Stage sets that they created were noted for their amazing combination of picturesqueness, fantasy, good taste and coloristic integrity of the costumes and stage environment, thus helping to revitalize scenography abroad as well as within the country.


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