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Pavel Tchelitchew — Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)
Pavel Tchelitchew — Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)
Pavel Tchelitchew — Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)
Pavel Tchelitchew — Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)
Pavel Tchelitchew — Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)
Pavel Tchelitchew

Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)

This ink drawing depicts a goat rendered in bold, expressive strokes that emphasize the animal's distinctive spiral horns and shaggy coat. The composition centers the creature in profile against a cream colored paper, with gestural linework creating volume and texture across the goat's body and legs. The artist employs dramatic contrasts between densely hatched shadows and delicate linear details, particularly in rendering the animal's flowing beard and the ornamental quality of its horns. As an illustration for a satirical calendar project, the work reflects Tchelitchew's surrealist tendencies and his interest in transforming mundane subjects through imaginative formal invention.

Medium
ink on paper
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 254. Signed to lower right 'P.

🔨 Auction Lot

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 254

For Sale

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Pavel Tchelitchew, Untitled (Illustration for The Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers)

This ink drawing depicts a goat rendered in bold, expressive strokes that emphasize the animal's distinctive spiral horns and shaggy coat. The composition centers the creature in profile against a cream colored paper, with gestural linework creating volume and texture across the goat's body and legs. The artist employs dramatic contrasts between densely hatched shadows and delicate linear details, particularly in rendering the animal's flowing beard and the ornamental quality of its horns. As an illustration for a satirical calendar project, the work reflects Tchelitchew's surrealist tendencies and his interest in transforming mundane subjects through imaginative formal invention.

Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21 x 26.7 cm
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Animal Drawing, Goat, Gestural Mark Making, Mid Century, Expressionist Line, Russian Artist, Decorative Detail, Figurative Art, Ink Study, Ink On Paper, Working Drawing, Illustration, Profile View, Monochromatic, Surrealist, Satirical Art, European Drawing, Modernist Graphic, Hatching Technique

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