GEORGES ANNENKOV (1889-1974) Set of four self-portraits for the cartoon 'Elegy'

Lot 118

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(i) signed with initials 'GA' (lower right), (ii) '64 GA' (lower right), (iii) numbered '1/6', (iv) '59' pencil and ink on tracing paper 21.5 x 28.5 cm (each) In the 1930s, Annenkov made an astonishing cartoon entitled 'Elegy' (unpublished), one of the sequences of which showed the deformations of his face, annoyed by a muse flying over him. The self-portraits, presented here, are part of this sequence.

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