Every artist has his own path. I chose funny – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

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December 10 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Rumyantsev, the famous clown Pencil. When this short man, his height was only 142 centimeters, entered the circus arena, everyone laughed. She was the king of laughter, our “Soviet Charlie Chaplin”. Actually, he began his career by imitating the great comedian. “Each type of art has its own path to truth, and each artist has his own path of knowing the truth. I have chosen a funny path,” said Pencil about himself. He devoted his whole life to laughter.

People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, the famous clown Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev (1901-1983), who performed under the pseudonym Pencil.  1982 year.  Photo: R. Polyak / RIA Novosti

People’s Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, the famous clown Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev (1901-1983), who performed under the pseudonym Pencil. 1982 year. Photo: R. Polyak / RIA Novosti

The pencil is the standard of the Soviet clown shop, the star of the Moscow circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, in which he worked for 47 years. He chose a sonorous and memorable pseudonym in honor of the French cartoonist – Karan d “Ash. That is how he called himself both on stage and in life. And soon he had an assistant – a dog named Klyaksa. This funny couple has always collected the same sold-out tickets. for their performances it was impossible to get it.

He was a real master. Outstanding Soviet clowns – Yuri Nikulin, Mikhail Shuydin, Leonid Yengibarov and many others – studied with him.

Mikhail Nikolaevich Rumyantsev lived for almost 82 years. The last time he entered the circus arena two weeks before his death.

For the anniversary of Pencil, the auction house “12th chair” will hold a special auction, which will feature 180 circus posters and posters dedicated to the clown. Geographic spread – from the Far East to Paris. Of particular interest are the posters of the first half of the 1930s, on which Mikhail Rumyantsev is declared as Charlie Chaplin, as well as wartime posters – as you know, the artist performed at the front and in the rear throughout the war. In addition to posters, congratulatory addresses to Pencil with autographs of the actors of the Moscow Art Theater and the Theater of Satire, letters from fans, personal documents of the artist will be exhibited at the auction.

With the permission of the auction house, we publish the most unusual and interesting posters. In the main role – the unsurpassed and inimitable Pencil.

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