Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) - La mère Guez
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Pavel Tchelitchew’s ink drawing titled La mère Guez, an original edition on paper (28 cm × 20 cm), signed by hand and in good condition, produced in France and sold by a private owner or dealer, with a studio stamp on the back.
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This drawing by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957), entitled “La mère Guez,” captures an intimate scene of motherhood where a sturdy woman seems to seize the child by the hair with a firm and brutal grip. This gesture, traced by nervous and multiple lines, heightens a psychic tension: the hand pulls or violently restrains the child’s head against her massive body, turning the embrace into a fusion into an act of domination.
The nervous, multiple, and rapid strokes evoke a preparatory sketch, typical of the artist’s theatrical studies, conveying movement and contained emotion. Placed within his journey from Russian Symbolism to American neo-romanticism, this work condenses his fascination with human affect through ordinary figures.
Pavel TCHELITCHEW (1898 - 1957)
La mère Guez
Ink on paper.
Studio stamp “P. Tchelitchew” on the back
Dimensions: H. 28 cm x W. 20 cm.
The paper is creased and torn at the bottom (see photos)
Provenance:
Marie Tchelitcheff Collection (the artist’s sister) wife of Alexis Zaoussailoff, called Choura.
Through succession: Collection R
Carefully packaged.
This drawing by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957), entitled “La mère Guez,” captures an intimate scene of motherhood where a sturdy woman seems to seize the child by the hair with a firm and brutal grip. This gesture, traced by nervous and multiple lines, heightens a psychic tension: the hand pulls or violently restrains the child’s head against her massive body, turning the embrace into a fusion into an act of domination.
The nervous, multiple, and rapid strokes evoke a preparatory sketch, typical of the artist’s theatrical studies, conveying movement and contained emotion. Placed within his journey from Russian Symbolism to American neo-romanticism, this work condenses his fascination with human affect through ordinary figures.
Pavel TCHELITCHEW (1898 - 1957)
La mère Guez
Ink on paper.
Studio stamp “P. Tchelitchew” on the back
Dimensions: H. 28 cm x W. 20 cm.
The paper is creased and torn at the bottom (see photos)
Provenance:
Marie Tchelitcheff Collection (the artist’s sister) wife of Alexis Zaoussailoff, called Choura.
Through succession: Collection R
Carefully packaged.
Details
Artist
Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
La mère Guez
Technique
Ink
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
France
Condition
Fair condition
Height
28 cm
Width
20 cm
Period
1920-1930
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