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Youri (Georges) ANNENKOV (1889-1974) Muses virevoltantes...

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Youri (Georges) ANNENKOV (1889-1974) Muses virevoltantes Set of three pencils and inks created for the cartoon "Elégie", c 1930 Pencils and inks on tracing paper, annotations. 22.6 x 27.4 cm; 20.5 x 31 cm; 21 x 27.5 cm; 2 framed. In the 1930s, Yuri Annenkov created an astonishing cartoon entitled "Elegy" (unpublished), one of whose sequences showed the deformations of his face, annoyed by a muse twirling above him. The self-portraits and muses presented here are part of these sequences. Provenance: Annenkov archives.