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Sergei Yur'evich Sudeikin (Russian, 1883-1946) A group of three costume designs all appx: 36 x 23cm (14 1/2 x 9in). ((3)) image 1
Sergei Yur'evich Sudeikin (Russian, 1883-1946) A group of three costume designs all appx: 36 x 23cm (14 1/2 x 9in). ((3)) image 2
Sergei Yur'evich Sudeikin (Russian, 1883-1946) A group of three costume designs all appx: 36 x 23cm (14 1/2 x 9in). ((3)) image 3
Lot 48*

Sergei Yur'evich Sudeikin
(Russian, 1883-1946)
A group of three costume designs
all appx: 36 x 23cm (14 1/2 x 9in).

1 December 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£4,500 - £6,500

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Sergei Yur'evich Sudeikin (Russian, 1883-1946)

A group of three costume designs
comprising: a costume design for Papageno in The Magic Flute; a costume design for Le Pecheur in Le Rossignol; a costume design for a Monk in Le Rossignol
first: signed in Latin (bottom, centre) and inscribed with title in Cyrillic, numbered '9' (upper right and left); second: signed in Latin (lower right), inscribed in Latin '2. Le Pecheur'; third: signed in Latin (lower edge, centre), inscribed in Latin '13. Moine (3)' (upper right)
first: brush and Indian ink, watercolour on card; second: pencil, watercolour, gouache on card, third: pencil, watercolour, gouache with silver highlights on light board
all appx: 36 x 23cm (14 1/2 x 9in).
(3)

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Provenance
Sotheby's, Belgravia, Costume and decor design, portraits and posters for ballet, theatre and opera, 17 November 1971, lots 21 and 22

Exhibited:
New York, Harkness House for Ballet Arts, Exhibition of Stage and Costume Designs by Russian Painters, 1966 (designs for the 'Le Rossignol')
Kyoto, Japan, The National Museum of Modern Art, 9 June - 16 July 2007; Aomori, Japan, The Aomori Museum of Art, 29 September - 28 October 2007, A World of Stage: Russian Designs for Theatre, Opera and Dance

Literature:
A World of Stage: Russian Designs for Theatre, Opera and Dance, 2007, exhibition catalogue, numbers 127, 128, 129, illustrated

'The Magic Flute' - libretto by Schikaneder, music by Mozart, costumes and decor by Sudeikin - was produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1927.
'Le Rossignol' - music by Stravinsky, choreography by Boris Romanov, costumes and stage design by Sudeikin - was produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1926.

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