WORKSHOP OF SERGEY OBRATSOV AT THE STATE CENTRAL ACADEMIC PUPPET THEATRE, MOSCOW
HAND PUPPET OF PETRUSHKA, 20TH CENTURY
£1,375
Auction: 28 February 2018 from 11:00 GMT
Description
painted wood and fabric
Dimensions
60cm x 10cm x 11cm
Footnote
Note: This hand puppet was gifted to John Blundall by Sergei Obratsov (1901-1992). An internationally respected puppeteer, collector, author and teaching professor, Obratsov set up the State Central Academic Puppet Theatre in Moscow in 1931. John Blundall saw him in a solo performance in 1952, an event that inspired him to develop his own carving, design skills, stage craft, circus skills, and classical dance. Obratsov became a lifelong mentor and friend.