Pavel TCHELITCHEW (Dubrowka, 1898 - Grottaferrata, 1957) TCHELITCHEFF or TCHELITCHEV Head of René Crevel, 1925 (pink) Canvas signed lower right Titled on the back "Tête de René Crevel 1925, rose. " René Crevel (1900-1935), Surrealist writer and poet, friend of André Breton and then of Tristan Tzara when he adopted the Dadaist movement. He was the author of "Babylone" (1927), "Êtes-vous fous?" (1929) and "Les Pieds dans le plat" (1933). For comparison: P. Tchelitchew, "Portrait de Réné Crevel", oil on canvas, 55 x 38 cm, Christie's London sale, 26 November 2018, lot no. 10.