REMIZOV (Re-Mi, present. Vasiliev) Nikolay

May 6, 1887 (St. Petersburg) - 1975 (Palm Springs, California, USA)

schedule, set designer, painter

son of actor VS Vasilieva (stage name - Remizov). He studied at the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH (1908-1917, with interruptions) from D. Kardovsky. Was friendly with BD Grigoriev and AE Yakovlev.

In the years of study was carried away and became a caricature to cooperate in the satirical magazine "Strela" (from 1905), "Dragonfly" (in 1908 reorganized into the magazine "Satyricon," in 1913 - "New Satyricon) . Was a leading artist of the journal, published under the pseudonym of "Re-Mi" hundreds of caricatures of the political and social exchanges, on the caricatures of literature and theater: Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, LN Andreeva, AI Kuprin, MA Kuz'mina, VA Sollogub, AA Blok, V. E. Meyerhold FIShalyapin and others.

In collaboration with the writers AT Averchenko, A. Bukhov and others involved in the establishment of various journals and collections of satire, such as "Journal of Knowledge," Collegiate Dictionary. Readings for Girls "(1917). Published a collection of cartoons Champions-idols "," Beautiful sabinyanki "(1913)," Theater and all the rest "(1916). In 1917, published in the New Satyricon "cartoons of the king, took part in the production of posters antimonarchic-Lubkov in the publishing house" Parus ", painted for the magazine" Argus "and" Free magazine ».

Along with graphics, engaged in painting, painted landscapes, portraits, genre compositions on the topic. Made a series of satirical portraits in oils "The governor of the city Foolov" based on "Stories of a City" Saltykov-Shchedrin. In early 1910-s he worked in the theater "distorting mirror" in St. Petersburg.

Member (journeyman) artistic union "shop St. Luke. Exhibited his works at exhibitions of the journal "Satyricon" in St. Petersburg (1909, 1913), Odessa, Kharkiv, Elizavetgrad, Kiev (all - 1910), "World of Art in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kiev (all - 1913), the Association of Independent in Petrograd (1916).

In 1920 he left Petrograd in Kherson, then - in Paris. Collaborated with the theater-cabaret NF Baliyeva "Die Fledermaus". In 1922, together with Baliyeva moved to New York, then settled in Palm Springs, California. Has designed the interior of the New York premises "Bat».

In 1920 he wrote stylized paintings in the spirit SY Sudeikina. Later concentrated on the scenery. Collaborated in the troupe A. Bolm in Washington, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Laboratory Theater in Hollywood, he worked for various Hollywood studios. He has designed ballets Apollo Musagete "I. Stravinsky," Harlequinade J. de Mondevilya (both - 1928), "Sorochinskaya Fair" Mussorgsky (1943), comedy N . Gogol "Inspector General" (1946). He performed the design of the film "Of Mice and Men" (1939), "My Life with Caroline (1941)," Ocean's Eleven "(1960) directed by L. Milestone. Author of many articles on the scenery. Was also engaged in design of interiors in homes "stars" in Hollywood.

Participated in exhibitions of Russian art in the Paris galleries "Boessi" and "Dance" (both - 1921), the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Pittsburgh (1925). Held a solo exhibition at Wildenstein Gallery in New York (1922).

works are in many museum collections, including the State Russian Museum.