Pavel Tchelitchew

Pavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew (/ˌtʃɛˈlɪtʃɛv/ Che-LIT-chev; Russian: Па́вел Фёдорович Чели́щев) (3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1898 – 31 July 1957) was a Russian-born surrealist painter, set designer and costume designer.

Pavel Tchelitchew
Pavel Tchelitchew, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934
Born
Pavel Fyodorovich Chelishev

(1898-10-03)3 October 1898 (21 September Old Style)
Died31 July 1957(1957-07-31) (aged 58)
NationalityRussian
Known forPainting, drawing, stage design, costume design
Notable workHide and Seek (1940-1942), Phenomena (1936–1938), and Cache Cache (1940–1942).
MovementNeo-Romanticism, Surrealism, Futurism, Constructivism
Patron(s)Gertrude Stein, Edith Sitwell, Edward James, Lincoln Kirstein
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