Marie VASSILIEFF (Smolensk 1884 - Nogent sur Marne 1957)
Bathing of scabies
Pencil on paper
Titled and signed twice Marie Vassilieff at the bottom, inscribed 8 at the top
Inscribed on the back Military Hospital Marie Galeuse takes the bath without door in pencil
Size : 23 x 31 cm. 9 x 12,2 in. approximately
Drawing made to illustrate the typescript of her memoirs: La bohème du XXe siècle
Marie is incarcerated in 1918 in a camp for Bolshevism where the prisoners catch scabies
We thank Mr Claude Bernès for confirming the authenticity of this work and for the information he gave us on its provenance
Dirt, small folds, dull corners
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