Research Catalog

Title

The procession [graphic] / P. Tchelitchew.

Author

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.

Publication

[1933?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Beard, Richard.

Found In

Richard Park Beard collection.

Description

1 drawing: ink, watercolor, one color; 20 x 31 cm., on mount 27 x 38 cm.

Summary

Representation of three figures in a file moving left. The figure at far left, which appears to be a woman, may be bare-headed or wearing a sort of turban. Her face is turned away from the viewer, and in her left hand is a rosary. The profile of the figure immediately behind her is partly visible, though its voluminous hood and dark robe conceals most of its face and body; it appears to rest its left hand on the woman's right shoulder. Behind it is a third figure, grovelling as it grasps the right hand of the hooded figure. A few curvilinear lines in the background suggest a desolate landscape.

Alternative Title

Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Subjects

• Ballets 1933
• Drawings
• Errante (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Genre/Form

Drawings.

Note

• Signed.
• Penciled on the verso: The procession (probably preparatory study for "Errante").

Source (note)

• Robert James Wood II

Biography (note)

• L'Errante, also known as The wanderer (choreography, George Balanchine; music, Franz Schubert) was created for Les Ballets 1933 in 1933. Pavel Tchelitchew, who designed its set and costumes, co-authored the scenario with Balanchine.
• The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. L'Errante (1933) was the first of several works he designed for George Balanchine.
• Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Call Number

*MGZGD Tch P Pro 1

OCLC

824798706

Author

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.

Title

The procession [graphic] / P. Tchelitchew.

Imprint

[1933?]

Biography

L'Errante, also known as The wanderer (choreography, George Balanchine; music, Franz Schubert) was created for Les Ballets 1933 in 1933. Pavel Tchelitchew, who designed its set and costumes, co-authored the scenario with Balanchine.

The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. L'Errante (1933) was the first of several works he designed for George Balanchine.

Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Source

Gift; Robert James Wood II, 2010.

Added Author

Beard, Richard. Collector

Wood, Robert James. Donor

Added Title

Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Found In:

Richard Park Beard collection.

Research Call Number

*MGZGD Tch P Pro 1