150. ALBERT GLEIZES (1881-1953) Decoration for Moscow Station, between 1927 and 1929 (Varichon, 859) Stencil in eighteen colours on wove paper Signed and dated 1920 lower right 41.5 x 33 cm (view) Pochoir in eighteen colours on wove paper, signed and dated lower right The date inscribed by Gleize on certain copies is that of the painting corresponding to the stencil and not the date on which the stencil was made. This work is based on an oil painting of the same name, painted in 1920. On his return from New York, Gleizes worked on a monumental project: the creation of a mural decoration for the Moscow railway station. He produced a number of studies and a large oil painting, but the mural was never completed. Provenance Galerie des Ambassades, Paris Private collection, Paris Cornette de Saint Cyr sale, 19 December 2018, Paris Private collection, Antwerp Bibliography Jacqueline Loyer, Albert Gleizes et la Majesté, 1976. Work reproduced under n°III on page 21 of the book Albert Gleizes, Galerie des Ambassades, 1988. Work reproduced under number 30 in the book.