NIKOLAI KUZHELEV (1942-2017) Costume design for a Knight for the S.Zayaitsky play 'Robin Hood'

signed in Cyrillic (lower left), inscribed in Cyrillic 'Rytsar' [A knight] (upper left), titled, extensively inscribed and dated '1968' (on the reverse), ownership stamp of Igor Dichenko collection (on the reverse) watercolour on paper 43.5 x 26.5 cm Executed in 1968 Provenance: Collection of Igor Dichenko (Ihor Dychenko) (1946-2015), Soviet and Ukrainian collector, art historian, and painter; one of the ideologists of the Ukrainian avant-garde, Kyiv. Private collection, Europe Kuzhelev Nikolai Georgievich – Ukrainian theater artist, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Graduated from the Kharkiv Art Institute (workshop of B. Kosarev) and studied under D. Lider at the Theater Society. Served as chief artist at the Kharkiv (1966–1976) and Odesa (1976–1982) Youth Theaters; at the Dniprodzerzhynsk Music and Drama Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka (1984–1987, Dnipropetrovsk region); and since 1994, at the Kyiv Youth Theater. He designed numerous notable theatrical productions, creating sketches for sets, costumes, and posters. Participated in national and all-Union art exhibitions.