Lot 416
Seven Theater Stage Set Paintings - Soviet Union, 1930s - Play after Sholem Aleichem
Seven theater stage-set paintings. [Soviet Union, ca. late 1930s].
Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper.
1-6. Six stage-set paintings for a play after the novel "Wandering Stars" by Sholem Aleichem, apparently, prepared for the Jewish theater in Odessa, [ca. late 1930s].
The paintings depict scenes out of the play - home of the protagonist, Reisl; Jewish café in London; Hozmach's room; theater hall; zoo; café in Lvov. Titled (Russian) on bottom margins and on verso. All except for one are signed on bottom right corner.
7. State-set painting for the play "Unequal Marriage", apparently for the satiric theater in Moscow, [ca. late 1930s]. Titled on verso, in Russian.
In the 1930 the Russian artist Leonid Zussman (1906-1984) designed stage-sets for the plays "Wandering Stars" and the "Unequal Marriage", and it is possible that these painting were created by him or under his guidance.
Approx. 52X36.5 cm to 52.5X39.5 cm. Condition varies. Creases. Tears at margins. Stains (mainly to verso of leaves).
