TERECHKOVITCH, Poster Chin Sea Mountains and Wonders signed XXth

An old canvas poster entitled "menton mer monts et merveilles" Signed lower left c. Terechkovitch. Imprimerie mourlot, colour printing on vellum. Editing of the commissariat au tourisme. Light restoration, sunstroke. Period: 1962. Dimensions 100 X 64 cm. Ref adequantik 2302078. Terechkovitch constantin or kostia (1902-1978), french painter of russian origin. His parents encouraged kostia's interest in drawing at an early age. The collector sergei shchukin will take a look. In 1917, during the russian revolution, kostia decided to leave for paris, which he only reached in 1920 after many adventures and small jobs. Having become "constantine", he found the russian expatriate community in montparnasse and then became friends with other painters of the time, such as chaim soutine, moïse kisling, pinchus kremegne. The writer and art critic serge romoff launched his career in 1921. In 1933, tereshkovich designed the sets and costumes for the ballets russes show in monte-carlo. He married the same year and his wife, yvette, became his main model. In 1939, he enlisted in the foreign legion and was demobilized in 1940. After the second world war, tereshkovich traveled, became interested in all major sports competitions, and settled for some time in menton. He was made a knight of the legion of honour in 1951.