Elie Grékoff. Le Verseau. De la série des signes du zodiaque. Impression sur laine. 120 x 100 cm, signée en bas à droite. Provenance : atelier d’Elie Grékoff. Илья Греков. Водолей из серии Знаки Зодиака.  Шерсть, печать. 120 х 100 см. Подпись внизу справа. Происхождение: ателье Ильи Грекова. INTRODUCTION au chapitre****** Osip Tsadkin (1890-1967) and Ilya Grekov (1914-1985). Ilya Grekov (1914-1985), painter, illustrator of books, scenographer. Studied fine arts at Fernand Leger's school. Since 1945 and for many years he worked with the renowned Obusson manufactory, creating sketches for the trellis. In 1960 he worked on Osip Tsadkin's tapestry projects. In the same year, an exhibition of joint works by Osip Tsadkin and Ilya Grekov was held at the Laclos Gallery on Place Vendôme in Paris. Their joint work has grown into a strong friendship. In 1945-1960 he was a theatrical decorator. He designed the plays "The Idiot" by F.M. Dostoevsky and "On the Bottom" by M. Gorky for the theatre "Pigalle", "Marriage" by N.V. Gogol for the Theatre of Champs-Elysées, etc. In the book schedule the most famous works - the Russian fairy tale "The enchanted Princess", lithographs to the novels by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment" and "Demons". Ilya Grekov. Aquarius in the Zodiac Signs series. Wool, seal. 120 x 100 cm. The signature's on the bottom right. Origin: Ilya Grekov's studio.