Russian auction Christie's April 24, 2009: «Portrait Edalzhi Dinsho» Brushes Paul Chelischeva

Under Russians bidding auction house Christie's, which will be held April 24 , at the auction will be posted «Portrait Edalzhi Dinsho» brush Paul Chelischeva , written in 1940 (estimeyt 80-120 thousand dollars) , as well as works by David Burliuk , and Svyatoslav Roerich .

Paul Chelischev (1898-1957) grew up in a family Kaluga landowner and studied painting with private teachers. Chelischev drawing since early childhood, during the period from 1916 to 1918 attended art classes at the Moscow University. In 1918, fleeing the revolution, Chelischev moved to Kiev, where he took lessons from Alexandra Exter and until 1920 he studied at the Academy of Arts. In 1920 he went to Constantinople, short-lived in Sofia, worked on a number of ballets and theatrical productions, and then in 1921 moved to Berlin, which began to write still lifes and portraits.

Since 1923 Chelischev lived and worked in Paris, where his work has undergone fundamental changes. He retreated from the bright kubofuturisticheskoy manners, at perenyatoy Ekster, and became the ideologue of a small group of artists, known in France as «neogumanisty» (or «neoromantiki»). Because they go hand in phantasmagoric landscapes, written in mystic blue colors. Creativity neogumanistov often seen by contemporaries as estetskoe peculiar branch of Surrealism, though in fact it was thanks to Russian symbolism of the beginning of the century and experienced a significant impact Chelischeva, revised prospects for the development of Cubism.

In his work Paul Chelischev trying to capture the process of moving the human soul to immortality - a process that in social terms would lead to a new Golden Age. These ideas, embodied in a series of works over which Chelischev began in the 1930's, occupied by the artist until his death.

From 1919 to 1942 Chelischev has acquired a reputation as one of the most daring and innovative theater artists of his time. His work is mainly known for innovative use of unusual materials and dramatic lighting solutions. Among the most famous productions, which worked on the design Chelischev, it should be noted penultimate Diaghilev ballet troupe - «Oda» Nicholas Nabokov staged by Leonid Myasina (1928, Paris), the ballet «wanderer» to music by Schubert at the Theater of the Champs Elysees (1933, Paris) Paul Hindemith ballet «Dostoslavneyshee vision», staged by Leonid Myasina (1938, London) and play on the play by Jean Giraudoux «Undina» (1939, Paris). Chelischev became a U.S. citizen in 1952, and later because of deteriorating health he moved to Italy.

On the canvas that is exposed at Christie's auction in April, shows Edalzhi Dinsho (1916-1970). Dinsho, son of the founder and owner of leading Indian companies for the production of cement, was born in Mumbai, and died in New York, which moved along with her sister the day before the Second World War.

Paul Chelischev Dinsho able to meet in London or in Paris until 1934 (this year Chelischev with his partner, American poet and photographer Charles Henri Ford, moved to New York).

biographer Chelischeva Parker Tyler mentions this picture in his book «The Divine Comedy Paul Chelischeva» (1967): «The figure of a young Indian Edalzhi Dinsho reminded holidaymakers fawn with huge luminous eyes, while the mountains in the background of" fast ice "Hidden in the ground like a leopard. The painting was exhibited in the house Dinsho, which hung over the fireplace, inevitably drawing attention and causing attacks of reverent silence among the guests ». Based on this passage, the owner of the painting gave her great importance.

Source: press release Shristie's

works of David Burliuk bids April 24, can be read here.
on the works of Nicholas and Svetoslav Roerich at auction April 24, can be read here.