Artist Monograph

Pavel Tchelitchew, American

Pavel Tchelitchew is represented by 160 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1918–1953.

American, born Russia. 1898–1957

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Gouache	85	53.1%
Drawing	49	30.6%
Watercolor	15	9.4%
Tempera	6	3.8%
Oil Painting	5	3.1%

Technique range

Pavel Tchelitchew’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Gouache, with secondary engagement in Drawing, Watercolor, Tempera, Oil Painting.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 160 works produced between 1918 and 1953 attributed to Pavel Tchelitchew, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 35 years, from 1918 to 1953.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Pavel Tchelitchew is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

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works at MoMA
2199
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works at MoMA
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works at MoMA
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works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1898–1957 (59 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 160

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Lipki, Kiev Drawing Acc. 117.1971	c. 1918–19	Charcoal on paper	24 3/4 x 8 1/2" (62.8 x 21.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
The Artist's Mother Drawing Acc. 123.1971	c. 1918–19	Charcoal on paper	20 1/2 x 14 1/2" (52.3 x 36.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Landscape Drawing Acc. 119.1971	c. 1919	Gouache on lined paper	6 1/2 x 8 3/8" (16.6 x 21.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Landscape Outside Kiev Drawing Acc. 118.1971	c. 1919	Gouache and pencil on lined paper	6 1/2 x 8 1/4" (16.4 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Landscape with Freight Wagons Drawing Acc. 120.1971	c. 1919–20	Gouache and pencil on lined paper	6 1/2 x 8" (16.6 x 20.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Pierre Souvtchinsky Drawing Acc. 122.1971	c. 1919	Pencil on paper	14 x 10 1/2" (35.7 x 26.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Cabaret Theatre, Berlin Drawing Acc. 133.1971	c. 1920–23	Tempera with glue size	8 1/2 x 11 7/8" (21.5 x 30.0 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Cabaret Theatre, Berlin Drawing Acc. 135.1971	1920–21	Tempera with glue size	7 1/2 x 13 3/4" (19.0 x 34.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
a) Anna Ivanova Souvtchinsky b) Sergei Prokofiev (?) Drawing Acc. 121.1971.a-b	c. 1921–23	Pencil on paper	9 x 8 1/4" (23.1 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Anna Ivanova Souvtchinsky Drawing Acc. 121.1971.a	c. 1921–23	Pencil on paper	9 x 8 1/4" (23.1 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme. Alexandra Zaousaileff
Dancer Drawing Acc. 132.1971	1921–23	Gouache on paper	10 1/2 x 8 3/8" (26.9 x 21.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Figures Drawing Acc. 142.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache on paper	10 5/8 x 12 7/8" (27.2 x 32.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme. Alexandra Zaousaileff
Green Man. Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 124.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache and ink on paper	9 1/2 x 11 1/2" (24.1 x 29.0 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Man on Balcony Drawing Acc. 465.1971	1921	Gouache on paper	18 1/2 x 11 1/2" (47 x 29.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Mme Thiebaud Drawing Acc. 138.1971	c. 1921	Gouache on paper	17 x 11 1/2" (43.2 x 29.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Nude with Hat Drawing Acc. 137.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache and pencil on paper	9 3/4 x 7 3/8" (24.7 x 18.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (?) Drawing Acc. 121.1971.b	c. 1921–23	Pencil on paper	9 x 8 1/4" (23.1 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design Drawing Acc. 141.1971	c. 1921–23	Tempera and metallic paint on paper	11 1/8 x 15" (28.3 x 38.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Cabaret Theatre, Berlin Drawing Acc. 131.1971	1921–23	Tempera on paper	7 3/8 x 9 7/8" (18.6 x 25.0 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 128.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache and ink on paper	19 5/8 x 14 1/4" (26.9 x 36.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 130.1971	c. 1921–23	Oil on paper	8 5/8 x 12 1/2" (21.9 x 31.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 136.1971	c. 1921–23	Cut-and-pasted paper, gouache, and tempera on paper	13 1/2 x 12 1/2" (34.1 x 31.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 110.1971	c. 1921–23	Cut-and-pasted paper, gouache, metallic paint, and pencil on cardboard	18 1/2 x 23 3/8" (46.8 x 59.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 139.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache and ink on paper	9 3/8 x 14 1/4" (23.6 x 36.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 127.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache and watercolor on paperboard	13 x 17" (33 x 43 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Sketch for cover of La Vie Artistique Drawing Acc. 134.1971	1921	Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper	12 5/8 x 9 7/8" (32.1 x 25.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Spanish Number: Set design for Der Blaue Vogel Cabaret Theater, Berlin Drawing Acc. 140.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache on paper	9 3/4 x 12 3/8" (24.6 x 31.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Untitled Drawing Acc. 125.1971	c. 1921–23	Gouache on board	10 5/8 x 14 1/2" (27 x 37 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
.a) Sketch for The Eurasian Manifesto: Reflections of Eurasians. On the Roads. .b) Untitled Drawing Acc. 126.1971.a-b	1922	.a) Ink and pencil on paper. .b) charcoal and pencil on paper	9 3/4 x 6 7/8" (24.9 x 17.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
.a) Still Life .b) Untitled Drawing Acc. 108.1971.a-b	c. 1923	.a) Gouache and pencil on paper .b) Pencil on paper	8 1/2 x 10 7/8" (21.6 X 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Boulevard de Montparnasse Drawing Acc. 116.1971	c. 1923–24	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 x 8 1/4" (17.9 x 21.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Jardin de Luxembourg Drawing Acc. 111.1971	c. 1923–24	Pencil and crayon on paper	8 1/4 x 6 1/4" (21 x 16 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Jardin de Luxembourg Drawing Acc. 112.1971	c. 1923–24	Pencil on paper	8 x 7" (20.4 x 17.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Jardin de Luxembourg Drawing Acc. 113.1971	c. 1923–24	Pencil on paper	8 1/4 x 7" (21.1 x 17.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Jardin de Luxembourg Drawing Acc. 114.1971	c. 1923–24	Charcoal on paper	7 x 8 1/8" (17.9 x 20.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Jardin de Luxembourg Drawing Acc. 115.1971	c. 1923–24	Pencil and crayon on paper	7 x 8 1/4" (17.9 x 20.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Portrait of a Woman Drawing Acc. 109.1971	Paris, 1923	Charcoal on paper	8 5/8 x 7" (22.1 x 17.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Sketch for Decor: Spanish Scene Drawing Acc. 107.1971	1923	Gouache on paper	12 7/8 x 19 3/4" (32.5 x 50.0 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Still Life Drawing Acc. 129.1971	c. 1923	Tempera on fiber board	10 5/8 x 14 1/2" (27 x 36.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Alexandra Zaousaileff
Portrait of Glenway Wescott Drawing Acc. 2664.1967	1925	Pencil on colored paper	22 1/2 x 15 5/8" (57.0 x 39.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Monroe Wheeler Drawing Acc. 305.1978	1926	Gouache on paper	20 x 12 7/8" (50.5 x 32.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Sailor: Costume Design Drawing Acc. 1142.1964	1926	Gouache and pencil on cardboard	18 1/4 x 12 3/8" (46.4 x 31.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	By exchange
Study for Nude in Space Drawing Acc. 499.1976	1926	Watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper	19 5/8 x 12 5/8" (49.9 x 32.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Gertrude Stein Drawing Acc. 172.1978	c. 1927	Ink on paper	17 5/8 x 11 3/4" (44.9 x 30 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Edith Sitwell Drawing Acc. 173.1978	c. 1928	Gouache on paper on board	25 1/4 x 19 3/8" (64.2 x 49.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
James Joyce Drawing Acc. 176.1977	1928	Ink on paper	22 1/8 x 17 3/8" (56.2 x 44.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift in honor of Barbara Harrison Wescott
The Harvesters Drawing Acc. 500.1976	1928	Ink on paper	17 1/2 x 11 1/8" (44.5 x 28.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler in honor of Barbara Harrison Wescott
Study for Blue Clown (recto); Four Circus Performers and Bicycle (verso) Drawing Acc. 217.1942.a-b	1929	Ink on paper (recto); Pencil on paper (verso)	16 x 10 1/2" (40.6 x 26.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
a) Still Life b) Composition with Leaf Drawing Acc. 280.1973.a-b	c. 1930	Ink on lined paper	7 1/8 x 10 5/8" (18.2 x 27 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alexis Gregory
Composition with Leaf Drawing Acc. 280.1973.b	c. 1930	Ink on paper	7 1/8 x 10 5/8" (18.2 x 27 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alexis Gregory
Still Life Drawing Acc. 280.1973.a	c. 1930	Ink on notebook paper	7 1/8 x 10 5/8" (18.2 x 27 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alexis Gregory
Study for Burial of the Acrobat Drawing Acc. 781.1978	1930	Ink on paper	17 5/8 x 11 5/8" (45 x 29.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift in memory of Patricia Kane Matisse
.a) English Eccentrics .b) Preliminary sketch for The Sign of Taurus Drawing Acc. 370.1975.a-b	1931	.a) Pen and brush and ink and wash on paper .b) Brush and pen and ink on paper	Folded sheet, overall: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4" (29.8 x 40 cm) .a: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4" (29.8 x 23.5 cm) .b: 11 3/4 x 6 1/2" (29.8 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Madame Bonjean Painting Acc. 1253.1979	1931	Oil on canvas	51 1/4 x 38 1/8" (130.1 x 96.7 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	James Thrall Soby Bequest
Natalie Paley Painting Acc. 253.1954	1931	Oil on canvas	32 x 21 1/4" (81.3 x 54 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
Africa Drawing Acc. 105.1961	1932	Ink on paper	10 1/2 x 8 1/4" (26.6 x 20.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Collection
Reflections Drawing Acc. 780.1978	1932	Ink on paper	10 1/2 x 8 1/8" (26.6 x 20.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift in memory of Patricia Kane Matisse
Monroe Wheeler Drawing Acc. 501.1976	1934	Gouache on paper	26 x 19 3/4" (66 x 50.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Prelude to Arabesques Drawing Acc. 499.1965	c. 1934–37	Ink on paper	10 1/2 x 7 1/8" (26.6 x 18.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Fania Marinoff Van Vechten in memory of Carl Van Vechten
Tree in Sussex (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 345.1942	1934	Colored ink on paper	12 x 15 3/4" (30.5 x 40 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
George Platt Lynes Drawing Acc. 308.1978	1935	Ink on paper on board	16 x 10 7/8" (40.5 x 27.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
George Platt Lynes Drawing Acc. 2665.1967.a-b	1935	Colored ink on paper	15 1/8 x 11 1/8" (38.2 x 28.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Monroe Wheeler at the Telephone Drawing Acc. 306.1978	1935	Ink on paper	10 3/8 x 8 5/8" (26.5 x 22.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Monroe Wheeler Sorting Papers Drawing Acc. 307.1978	1935	Ink and ink wash on paper	13 x 10" (30.0 x 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
The Madhouse, Study for Phenomena Drawing Acc. 26.1936	1935	Gouache on paper	19 3/4 x 25 5/8" (50.3 x 65.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tree with Children (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 346.1942	1935	Colored ink on paper	12 x 15 1/2" (30.5 x 39.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Study for Phenomena Drawing Acc. 129.1979	1936	Watercolor, ink, and gouache on colored paper	10 x 14" (25.2 x 35.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	James Thrall Soby Bequest
Study for Phenomena Drawing Acc. 445.1974	1936	Gouache and ink on paper	17 7/8 x 24 1/8" (45.7 x 61.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
The Window, Ischia Drawing Acc. 393.1960	1937	Ink on paper	13 3/4 x 16 3/4" (35.1 x 42.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The John S. Newberry Collection
Knight, from Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis Drawing Acc. 65.1942.29	1938	Gouache and pencil on paper	20 1/8 x 9 3/8" (51.1 x 23.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.1	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/2 × 9 3/4" (52.1 × 24.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.2	1938	Gouache on paper	19 1/2 x 9 1/4" (49.5 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.3	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/4 x 9 1/4" (51.4 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.4	1938	Gouache on paper	19 1/2 x 9 1/4" (49.5 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.6	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.7	1938	Gouache on paper	19 1/2 x 9 3/8" (49.5 x 23.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.8	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/4 x 9 3/4" (52.7 x 24.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.9	1938	Gouache on paper	18 7/8 x 8 7/8" (47.9 x 22.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.11	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/4 × 10" (52.7 × 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.13	1938	Gouache on paper	20 x 7 3/8" (50.8 x 18.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.14	1938	Gouache on paper	20 5/8 x 10" (52.4 x 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.15	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/4 × 10" (52.7 × 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.16	1938	Gouache on paper	20 13/16 x 9 3/4" (52.9 x 24.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.17	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/4 x 9 7/8" (52.7 x 25.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.19	1938	Gouache on paper	20 11/16 x 9 7/8" (52.5 x 25.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.20	1938	Gouache on paper	20 5/8 x 9 13/16" (52.4 x 24.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.21	1938	Gouache on paper	20 5/8 x 9 13/16" (52.4 x 24.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.22	1938	Gouache on paper	20 13/16 x 10 1/8" (52.9 x 25.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.23	1938	Gouache on paper	19 7/8 x 9 1/4" (50.5 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.24	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/8 x 9 1/8" (51.8 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.25	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.26	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.27	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.28	1938	Gouache on paper	19 3/8 x 9 1/8" (49.2 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.30	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.31	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/8 x 9 1/8" (51.1 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.35	1938	Gouache on paper	20 11/16 x 9 7/8" (52.5 x 25.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.36	1938	Gouache on paper	20 3/4 x 9 15/16" (52.7 x 25.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.39	1938	Gouache on paper	17 3/8 x 22 1/2" (44.1 x 57.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.40	1938	Gouache on paper	17 1/4 x 24 7/8" (43.8 x 63.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Backdrop for Scene III/Banquet Scene) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.37	1938	Gouache on paper	17 1/2 x 24 3/4" (44.5 x 62.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Backdrop for Scene IV/Backdrop (Scene V) with sketches of Hands ) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.38	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/2 x 29 3/4" (52.1 x 75.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Companion/Man in Red Toga) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.18	1938	Gouache on paper	20 7/8 x 9 1/4" (53 x 23.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Pietro Bernadone) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.10	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/4 x 10" (51.5 x 25.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Poverty/Woman in Rags) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.34	1938	Gouache on paper	19 7/8 x 8 7/8" (50.5 x 22.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Priest) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.12	1938	Gouache on paper	20 1/2 x 10 1/8" (52.1 x 25.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (St. Francis/Man in Rags – Massine) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.33	1938	Gouache on paper on paper	20 1/2 x 9 7/8" (52.1 x 25.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, design for ballet (Woman in Long Dress) Drawing Acc. 65.1942.32	1938	Gouache and pencil on paper	18 7/8 x 8 7/8" (47.9 x 22.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis, designs for ballet Drawing Acc. 65.1942.1-40	1938	Gouache on paper		Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Reminiscence of Childhood Drawing Acc. 478.1971	1938	Colored ink on paper	10 7/8 x 8 1/2" (27.8 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Alva Gimbel Fund
Tree into Double Hand (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 347.1942	1938–39	Ink on paper	13 7/8 x 9 3/4" (35.5 x 24.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Wolf, from Nobilissima Visione or St. Francis Drawing Acc. 65.1942.5	1938	Gouache on paper	18 7/8 x 8 7/8" (47.9 x 22.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Autumn Leaf (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 598.1942	1939	Gouache and watercolor on paper	10 1/2 x 8 1/4" (26.6 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Leaf Children (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 219.1942	1939	Gouache and pencil on paper	25 1/4 x 19 3/4" (64.1 x 50.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
The Dandelion (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 351.1942	1939	Gouache and watercolor on colored paper	10 7/8 x 8 1/2" (27.8 x 21.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Tree into Hand and Foot (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 348.1942	1939	Watercolor, ink, and gouache on colored paper	13 7/8 x 9 3/4" (35.5 x 24.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Tree into Hand and Foot with Children (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 349.1942	c. 1939	Ink on paper	13 7/8 x 16 3/4" (35.3 x 42.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Hide-and-Seek Painting Acc. 344.1942	Derby, Vermont and New York, June 1940 – June 1942	Oil on canvas	6' 6 1/2" x 7' 3/4" (199.3 x 215.3 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Leaf Children Painting Acc. 1254.1979	1940	Oil on canvas	16 1/2 x 14 1/2" (41.7 x 36.7 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	James Thrall Soby Bequest
Tree into Hand and Foot with Children (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 599.1942	1940	Watercolor and ink on paper	13 3/4 x 16 5/8" (35.1 x 42.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
b) Sketches for stage décor for L' ANNONCE FAITE A MARIE Drawing Acc. 615.1963.a-b	a) 1941	a) Pen and ink and wash, b) Pen and ink and pencil	17 1/8 x 11 7/8" (43.4 x 30.0 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Balustrade. Design for costume ballet Drawing Acc. 137.1944	1941	Gouache on paper	16 x 8 5/8" (40.7 x 21.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.2	1941	Gouache on paper	14 5/8 x 11 1/8" (37.1 x 28.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.4	1941	Gouache on paper	14 5/8 × 11 1/2" (37.1 × 29.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.5	1941	Gouache on paper	11 1/4 x 7 1/2" (28.6 x 19.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.6	1941	Gouache on paper	11 3/8 x 7 1/2" (28.9 x 19.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.7	1941	Gouache on paper	11 3/8 x 7 1/4" (28.9 x 18.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.8	1941	Gouache on paper	11 1/4 x 7 3/8" (28.6 x 18.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.9	1941	Gouache on paper	11 3/8 x 6 1/2" (28.9 x 16.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.12	1941	Gouache on paper	13 7/8 x 10 7/8" (35.2 x 27.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.13	1941	Gouache on paper	13 7/8 x 10 7/8" (35.2 x 27.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.15	1941	Gouache and pencil on paper	14 x 10 7/8" (35.6 x 27.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.17	1941	Gouache on paper	13 7/8 x 10 7/8" (35.2 x 27.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Decor Detail. Design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.10	1941	Gouache and pencil on paper	11 1/4 x 7 1/2" (28.6 x 19.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.1	1941	Gouache on paper	11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.3	1941	Gouache on paper	11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.11	1941	Gouache on paper	19 3/8 x 32 7/8" (49.2 x 83.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Designs for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.1-17	1941	Gouache on paper	various dimensions	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Head of Autumn (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 28.1947	1941	Watercolor and colored ink on paper	12 7/8 x 14 3/4" (32.9 x 37.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Head of Autumn (Study for Hide-and-Seek) Drawing Acc. 350.1942	1941	Ink on paper	12 3/4 x 14 5/8" (32.4 x 37.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Metamorphic Landscape with Lion Drawing Acc. 85.1944	1941	Ink on paper	10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.8 x 21.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Miss Edith Wetmore
Metamorphic Landscape with Nighthawk Drawing Acc. 128.1979	1941	Ink on paper	11 x 14" (28 x 35.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Metamorphic Landscape with Nighthawk Drawing Acc. 613.1966	1941	Ink and wash on notebook paper	10 7/8 x 13 7/8" (27.9 x 35.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Nervous System.Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.14	1941	Gouache and watercolor on paper	13 1/4 x 11" (33.7 x 27.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
The Muscle System. Costume design for the ballet The Cave of Sleep Drawing Acc. 64.1942.16	1941	Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper	14 5/8 × 11 5/8" (37.1 × 29.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Design for backdrop for the ballet Apollon Musagète Drawing Acc. 24.1943.2	1942	Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper	20 x 28 1/2" (50.8 x 72.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Metamorphic Landscape Drawing Acc. 324.1980	1942	Watercolor and ink on paper	11 3/8 x 14 3/8" (29 x 36.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	James Thrall Soby Bequest
Pas de Deux, costume design for the ballet Drawing Acc. 25.1943	1942	Gouache on paper	14 1/2 x 11 3/8" (36.7 x 28.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Set and costume designs for the ballet Mozart's Violin Concerto (Concierto de Mozart) and costume designs for the ballet Apollon Musagète Drawing Acc. 616.1963.a-b	1942	a) Ink and pencil on paper b) Pencil on paper	17 1/8 x 11 3/4" (43.4 x 29.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Set design for Act III of the ballet Mozart's Violin Concerto (Concierto de Mozart) Drawing Acc. 617.1963	1942	Ink and watercolor on paper	11 7/8 x 17 1/8" (30.0 x 43.4 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Pavel Tchelitchew are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 160 works attributed to Pavel Tchelitchew.

What medium did Pavel Tchelitchew primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Pavel Tchelitchew's most represented medium is Gouache.

What nationality is Pavel Tchelitchew?

Pavel Tchelitchew is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Pavel Tchelitchew's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Pavel Tchelitchew span 1918 to 1953.