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NIKOLAI ANTONOVICH MATSEDONSKY (RUSSIAN 1911-1981) Costume Design of an Old Man, 1932 gouache and pencil on paper 48 x 32 cm (19 x 12 1/2 in.) signed and dated lower left
PROVENANCE Acquired from the estate of the artist
LOT NOTES Nikolai Matsedonsky (1911-1980) was a Soviet Avant-garde painter, graphic artist and sculptor known primarily for his stage and costume designs. After graduating from VKhUTEMAS in 1932, he was employed as a stage manager by the Kamerny Theater in Moscow.