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M. A. Schiskov
1831-1897
A village square for Tchaikovsky's opera "Oprichnik" (The Guardsman)
1874
Pen and dark brown ink over graphite on light brown paper.
8 5/8 x 15 inches (220 x 380 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:613
Notes:
"Oprichnik" was first performed in St. Petersburg in 1874. The design is marked with sightlines, which served as indications to the scene painter.
Inscription:
Signed in pen and ink at lower left; place name cut from upper left corner and pasted on verso.
Provenance:
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher; acquired in 1968 by Donald M. Oenslager.
Associated names:
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Oprichnik.
Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1905-1969, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
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