DMITRY POPOV (1911–1988) Stage and costume design for N.V. Gogol’s The Government Inspector [Revizor], directed by L.S. Vivien, A.S. Pushkin Leningrad Drama Theatre, 1952

signed with initials in Cyrillic and dated ‘DP 52’, signed, annotated in Cyrillic and dated ‘Leonidu Sergeevichu Vivien / D Popov/ 4 III 52’ (upper left) watercolour and pencil on paper 43.5 x 56.5 cm PROVENANCE: Leonid Sergeyevich Vivien Leonid Sergeyevich Vivien (1887–1966), born Vivien de Châteaubrun, was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and teacher. Founder of the Theatre of Acting Mastery (1928–1938), he served as artistic director of the A.S. Pushkin Leningrad Drama Theatre from 1938 until his death in 1966; he was awarded the Stalin Prize (1951), named People’s Artist of the USSR (1954), and received the Order of Lenin in 1957. Dmitry Fedorovich Popov (1911–1988) was Soviet theatre and cinema artist, professor. He studied at the A.V. Lunacharsky Workers’ Faculty of Arts in Moscow and graduated from the I.E. Repin Institute in Leningrad in 1938 under M.P. Bobyshov. He worked at the Leningrad Drama and Comedy Theatre (1938–1940), was chief artist of the Russian Drama Theatre of the Karelo-Finnish SSR (1940–1941), and served as chief artist of the A.S. Pushkin Leningrad State Drama Theatre (1951–1973), while also collaborating with the Maly Drama Theatre, the Theatre for Young Spectators, the Lensoviet Theatre, the Theatre of Musical Comedy and the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theatre. 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.