ARTIST: Victor Tchetchet (New York, Russian, 1891 - 1974)
NAME: Woman on Terrace
MEDIUM: pastel on paper. Paper applied to board
CONDITION: Few scrathes/paint losses. Some foxing. Normal wear along edges.
SIGHT SIZE: 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Victor Tchetchet was a pioneering early modern multihull sailboat designer from Ukraine who is thought to have coined the term 'trimaran', though Eric de Bisschop built a trimaran in France earlier.Born in Kiev, Victor was inspired by South Pacific outriggers to connect two 18 ft (5.5 m) canoes to make a catamaran and enter the Kiev Imperial Yacht Club's local races. After winning, he was disqualified.In 1923 Tchetchet emigrated to New York City and further experimented with catamarans and trimarans. In 1945 he launched his first trimaran, of 24 ft (7.3 m) length.Tchetchet entered the Marblehead Race Week in 1946. Despite a poor performance, his participation helped to overcome the local prejudice against multihulls after Nathanael Herreshoff's 1876 win with the catamaran Amaryllis at the New York Yacht Club's Centennial Regatta. In the same year, he established the International Multihull Boat Racing Association.