Pavel Tchelitchew

Pavel Tchelitchew, born Pavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew in 1898, was a Russian-born artist whose career spanned surrealism, neo-romanticism, and innovative stage design. Raised in an aristocratic family, his early interest in ballet and art was abruptly interrupted by the 1917 Russian Revolution, forcing his family to flee. He honed his skills studying under Aleksandra Ekster at the Kiev Academy, then applied his talents to designing theater sets in Odessa and Berlin from 1920…