VLADIMIR BARANOFF-ROSSINÉ (1888-1944) Park in the city

gouache on paper laid on board 46.7 х 65.3 cm Executed after 1925 PROVENANCE: Artcurial Paris, Paris, atelier du monde, 31.10.2017, lot 55 Private collection Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné (1888–1944), a leading figure of the Russian avant-garde, was born Shulim Wolf Leib Baranov in Kherson, Ukraine, in 1888. After studying in Odessa and at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, he moved to Paris in 1910, where he exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants. From 1912, he worked at La Ruche alongside Marc Chagall, Ossip Zadkine, Alexander Archipenko, and Chaïm Soutine. He also established close friendships with Hans Arp, Robert Delaunay, and Sonia Delaunay. Influenced by Cubism, Futurism and Orphism, he produced innovative sculptures that Guillaume Apollinaire recognised as being highly original. During the First World War, he lived in Norway, where he held his first solo exhibition. Returning to Russia in 1917, he exhibited alongside other leading figures of the Soviet avant-garde and developed the Optophonic Piano, an instrument combining colour and light inspired by Alexander Scriabin's synesthetic theories. He presented a series of optophonic concerts in Moscow. In 1925, he settled permanently in Paris, where he continued to paint, sculpt and exhibit at the Paris Salons. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz, where he died in 1944. His works are included in the collections of major museums, such as the State Russian Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.