GEORGES DE POGÉDAIEFF (1894–1971) Three Angels

From the series of stage designs for the theatrical project ‘The Fall’, 1937 signed and dated ‘Georges A de Pogédaieff 37’ (lower left) gouache, watercolour, graphite and white wash on Ingres paper 45 x 58 cm Executed in 1937 The stage design project The Fall, exploring the biblical narrative of the Fall of Man and conceived in 1937 (also known as The Fall: The Eden Tree), occupies a distinctive and dramatic place in the history of art. It represents Georges de Pogédaieff’s last major theatrical work, after which the artist definitively abandoned stage design to devote himself entirely to easel painting.