7120 - Masjutin, Vasily Nikolaevich

Masjutin, Vasily Nikolaevich [*] Costume design for a woman in a fanciful outfit Watercolor and pencil on sketchbook paper. Probably ca. 1931/32. 19.3 x 12.4 cm. A fanciful costume design featuring a short jacket and multi-tiered, gathered pants, complemented by a jaunty hat and the young woman’s expressive gestures. Together with Vladimir Mayakovsky, Masyutin studied at the School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in Moscow from 1910 to 1912. He subsequently worked as a painter, graphic artist, and illustrator. After the Russian Revolution, he emigrated to Berlin in 1922. In 1931 and 1932, he lived in Paris, where he was a member of the “Théâtre Tchekhoff” circle of friends alongside Max Reinhardt and Sergei Rachmaninoff. This costume design, like the previous one (Lot 7119), likely dates from this creative period. Provenance: Private collection, Northern Germany - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.