Pavel TCHELITCHEW (Dubrowka, 1898 - Grottaferrata, 1957) - Lot 87

Pavel TCHELITCHEW (Dubrowka, 1898 - Grottaferrata, 1957) Portrait of American pianist Allen Tanner Oil on canvas. H. 81 x W. 58 cm. Provenance Artist's studio. Related work P. Tchelitchew "Portrait of Allen Tanner", gouache on paper, 64 x 50 cm, Christie's London sale, November 24, 2014, lot no. 103. History Allen C. Tanner (1898-1987) was an American pianist and also the lover of Pavel Tchelitchew, whom he met on a trip to Berlin in 1922. After their breakup, he returned to the United States and, in 1967, published the album "Allan Tanner joue Bach, Debussy, Scriabine, Granados, Rachmaninoff, Liszt et Steinert" (Allan Tanner plays Bach, Debussy, Scriabin, Granados, Rachmaninoff, Liszt and Steinert). He bequeathed an important collection of correspondence, writings, press clippings, scores, photographs and books exchanged with Pavel Tchelitchew, Gertude Stein, Edith Sitwell and Margaret Anderson, among others.