Pavel Tchelitchew

Pavel Tchelitchew
Pavel Tchelitchew, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934
Born
Pavel Fyodorovich Chelishev

(1898-10-03)3 October 1898 (21 September Old Style)
Dubrovka, Duminichsky, Russian Empire
Died31 July 1957(1957-07-31) (aged 58)
Grottaferrata, Italy
NationalityRussian
Known forPainting, drawing, stage design, costume design
Notable workHide and Seek (1940-1942), Phenomena (1936–1938), and Cache Cache (1940–1942).
MovementNeo-romanticism, surrealism, futurism, constructivism
Patron(s)Gertrude Stein, Edith Sitwell, Edward James,[1] Lincoln Kirstein

Pavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew (/ˌtʃɛˈlɪtʃɛv/ Che-LIT-chev; Russian: Па́вел Фёдорович Чели́щев) (3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1898 – 31 July 1957)[2] was a Russian-born surrealist painter, set designer and costume designer.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gibson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Chilvers, Ian (2017-09-27). The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-102417-7.