Bidspirit auction | A GLEB DERUJINSKY BRONZE COMPOSITION

A GLEB DERUJINSKY BRONZE COMPOSITION OF THREE SCULPTURES WITH NIJINSKY AND KARSAVINA, 1920 - Gleb Derujinsky, three cast bronze sculptures depicting Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Carsavina playing the roles of Harlequin and Columbine in the ballet ”Carnival”, performed in Paris, June 4, 1910. 1. Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina, bronze with brown patina, signed and dated 1920 on the base, resting on a rectangular black marble base. Numbered N2. Provenance: this work was in the dining room of Prince and Princess Felix Youssoupoff in their Parisian residence located at 38 rue Pierre-Guerin; sale Couteau Begarie Paris 7/9/2021 lot 158. 2. Nijinsky in the ballet ”Carnival, ” c.1919, signed, numbered N1, and inscribed with foundry mark ”Roman bronze works NY.” Raised on a high marble pedestal. Exhibited: Milch galleries NY (#9 of the catalog- titled ”Harlequine”) May 1921; Brooklyn Museum, New York 1923 (#16 of the catalog). 3. Karsavina in the ballet ”Carnival, ” c. 1919, signed. Bibliography: Sotheby's, New York, 07 Nov 1991. Irina Bulazel ”Gleb W. Derujinsky, Sculpture” Istituto Arti Grafiche Mengarelli Rome Italy 2002 – illustrated on p. 17. Gleb Derujinsky (1888-1975) was a Russian and American sculptor. Derujinsky began his artistic studies in the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in Saint Petersburg in 1896. He moved to Paris in 1912, where he continued his studies at the Academie Colarossi and at the Academie Julian. His original sculptures in plaster done from life include Theodore Roosevelt, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, Lillian Gish, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, and many others. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided. Dimensions: H (the tallest): 13 1/4 in., (33.6 cm.) Condition: The group of bronzes is in very good overall condition, structurally sound with no visible breaks, cracks, or repairs. Each figure retains good definition in the detailing of costumes, hair, and facial features.