LYDIA NAUMOVA (1902–1986) SERGEI EISENSTEIN (1898 - 1948), AUTOGRAPH Set of 3 Costume designs for ‘Ivan The Terrible’, epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein

i) Ivan The Terrible double-sided drawing signed and dated in Cyrillic ‘L. Naumova 42’ (lower right), signed in red pencil by Sergei Eisenstein (upper right), signed and dated in Cyrillic ‘L. Naumova’ (lower right, on the reverse), ownership stamp of Igor Dichenko collection (on the reverse) pencil on paper 29.9 x 18.2 cm ii) Two skomorokhs signed and dated in Cyrillic ‘L. Naumova 42’ (lower right), signed in red pencil by Sergei Eisenstein (lower center), ownership stamp of Igor Dichenko collection (on the reverse) pencil on paper 30 x 20.2 cm iii) Evstafiy Kolychev, the Tsar's confessor signed and dated in Cyrillic ‘L. Naumova 42’ (lower right), signed and inscribed in Cyrillic in pencil by Sergei Eisenstein (center right), inscribed in Cyrillic in pencil ‘Evstafiy’, ownership stamp of Igor Dichenko collection (on the reverse) pencil on paper 30.2 x 20 cm 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 The film ‘Ivan the Terrible’ was shot during the war in 1942 and 1943. Sergei Eisenstein's masterpiece is considered to be one of the best films of his career. Lydia Naumova played a key role in creating the costumes for ‘Ivan the Terrible’. Although she had no previous film experience, her talent and diligence were recognised and she helped design the costumes for this majestic film. Some of these sketches bore Eisenstein's signatures.