NIKOLAI ANTONOVICH MATSEDONSKY (RUSSIAN 1911-1981) Portrait of Nataliya Efron, Actress of the Kamerny Theatre, 1936 oil on canvas 89 x 69 cm (35 x 27 in.) signed, titled, and dated on verso
LOT NOTES Nikolai Matsedonsky (1911-1980) was a Soviet Avant-garde painter, graphic artist and sculptor known primarily for his stage and costume designs. After graduating from VKhUTEMAS in 1932, he was employed as a stage manager by the Kamerny Theater in Moscow. This work is a beautiful portrait of Nataliya Efron, an actress of the Kamerny Theater.
