The Eye

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The Eye

1944

Pavel Tchelitchew (American (born Russia), 1898–1957)

Pavel Tchelitchew left his native Russia for Paris at an early age, and then established a successful career in New York. Tchelitchew had dual talents as a fine artist and as a designer of theatrical sets and costumes. This sinuous drawing communicates Tchelitchew’s fascination with the body and its organs. The eye was a prevalent motif in Surrealist art, poetry, and literature, and the magazine View—edited by Tchelitchew’s partner, Charles Henri Ford—was subtitled “through the eyes of poets.”

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Object Details

Title:

The Eye

Date:

1944

Artist:

Pavel Tchelitchew (American (born Russia), 1898–1957)

Medium:

Charcoal and charcoal wash on cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 3/8 x 14 7/16 inches (28.9 x 36.7 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-352

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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