Vladimir Polunin

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Vladimir Polunin
Владимир Яковлевич Полунин
Born
Vladimir Jacolievitch Polunin

1880 (1880)
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died11 March 1957(1957-03-11) (aged 76–77)
Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
Known forpainting
Spouse
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(m. 1907; died 1950)​
ChildrenNicholas Polunin (son)
Oleg Polunin (son)
Ivan Polunin (son)
Tanya Polunin (daughter)

Vladimir Jacolievitch Polunin (Владимир Яковлевич Полунин) (1880 – 11 March 1957) was a Russian artist, stage designer, and stage scene painter.[1]

History

Polunin was born in Moscow in 1880. He earned a degree in forestry in St. Petersburg and later studied art in Munich and Paris, specializing in tempera and distemper painting.[2]

In St. Petersburg, he met British painter and stage designer Elizabeth Violet Hart while she was studying with Léon Bakst. The couple married in 1907 and moved to England where they remained the rest of their lives.

By 1914, Polunin was working with Boris Anisfeld on the designs for Vaslav Nijinsky's ill-fated season at the Palace Theatre.[3] In 1918 he began working on the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, creating stage sets from artists' designs, and maintained and restored stage cloths.[4] He eventually became Diaghilev's chief scene-painter.[5] At this time, Pablo Picasso painted sets under his direction.[6] In 1929,[7][8] he founded the stage painting department at the Slade School of Fine Art,[9] teaching there for 20 years.[2]

He was the father of botanists Nicholas Polunin and Oleg Polunin, physician Ivan Polunin, and piano teacher Tanya Polunin.[10]

Polunin died on 11 March 1957 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK.[11]

Publication

  • The Continental Method of Scene Painting: Seven Years With the Diaghileff Company.[12]
  • Three Generations: Family Life in Russia, 1845-1902. [13]

References

  1. ^ Polunin, Vladimir (1980) [First published 1927], Dust Jacket from The Continental Method of Scene Painting, London: Dance Books Ltd., ISBN 0903102579, retrieved 12 November 2024
  2. ^ a b "Mr. Vladimir Polunin". The Times (Obituary). No. 53792. London. 18 March 1957. p. 10.
  3. ^ Haskell, Arnold, ed. (1958). The Ballet Annual : A Record and Year Book of the Ballet. Vol. 12. New York: The MacMillan Company. p. 149. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ^ Polunin, Vladimir (1980) [First published 1927], Dust Jacket from The Continental Method of Scene Painting, London: Dance Books Ltd., ISBN 0903102579, retrieved 12 November 2024
  5. ^ Haskell and Clarke, (p. 149); and Boston, (p. 73)
  6. ^ Buckman, David (1998). Dictionary of artists in Britain since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. p. 982. ISBN 0953260909. Retrieved 19 January 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "History of Slade School of Fine Art". n.d. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  8. ^ Zweigbergk, Britta von (2007). Tony's war: the life and times of a WW2 Typhoon pilot. Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-84386-291-8.
  9. ^ Kennedy, Maevy (10 November 2001). "Slade's School of Stage Design to Close". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  10. ^ Westing, Arthur (16 December 1997). "Obituary: Nicholas Polunin". The Independent.
  11. ^ "Wills and Bequests - Polunin, Mr. Vladimir". The Times (Death Notice). No. 53872. London. 20 June 1957. p. 12.
  12. ^ The Continental Method of Scene Painting: Seven Years With the Diaghileff Company on WorldCat
  13. ^ Three Generations: Family Life in Russia, 1845-1902 on WorldCat
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