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Sketch-book

Sketch-Book
mid 1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Natalia Goncharova (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)
Russia (made)

Sketch-book consisting of six sheets of note paper divided into four in pencil and containing designs after Russian popular toys.
Contents: (1) Four ducks. (2) Three horsemen and a dog. (3) A horseman, a cow, a horse and a goat. (4) Two double-headed horses, a horseman and a goat. (5) A Horseman, a bear with violin, a deer and a double-headed horse. (6) A horseman.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Theatre
Object type
Sketch-book
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Drawing
  • Drawing
  • Drawing
  • Drawing
  • Drawing
  • Drawing
TitleSketch-book (generic title)
Materials and techniques
black chalk
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Sketch-book by Natalia Goncharova; mid 1930s.
Physical description
Sketch-book consisting of six sheets of note paper divided into four in pencil and containing designs after Russian popular toys.
Contents: (1) Four ducks. (2) Three horsemen and a dog. (3) A horseman, a cow, a horse and a goat. (4) Two double-headed horses, a horseman and a goat. (5) A Horseman, a bear with violin, a deer and a double-headed horse. (6) A horseman.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Length: 21cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 27, cat. 91.
Production typeUnique
Object history
Drawings in this sketch-book were created after popular clay toys made by the craftsmen of Dymkovo (near Vyatka). These toys often proved a source of inspiration for ballets, and on at least three occasions Goncharova made designs for costumes and other accessories from them, the first being for Fokine's production of Les Jouets russes at the Palace Theatre, New York in 1921. the style of these drawings seems, however, closer to Goncharova's work of the mid 1930s, when she produced the designs for the production of Les Jouets russes at Monte-Carlo in 1934.
Subjects depicted
Duck
Horseman
Dog
Cow
Goat
Bear
Deer
Violin
Bibliographic reference
Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 27, cat. 91.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.902-1961

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
Record URL
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