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Rasplyuev

Costume Design
1921 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a theatre costume


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRasplyuev (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Body-colours on paper
Brief description
Alexandra Exter. Design for the costume of Rasplyuev, a Russian Soldier in the comedy Smert Tarelkina (The Death of Tarelkin), 1921.
Physical description
Design for a theatre costume
Dimensions
  • From catalogue height: 43.8cm
  • From catalogue width: 30.2cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
(Stamped and signed on the back by the donor as a work of the artist and from her estate.)
Credit line
Presented by Simon Lissim in memory of the artist
Object history
This design was produced for the comedy Smert Tarelkina (The Death of Tarelkin) by Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin, produced at the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, 1921.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • John Milner A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia London: Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 2007. ISBN: 978 0 85667 639 0.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.1596-1953

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2007
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