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Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev
- Portrait of Stanislavsky in the Role of Satine from The Lower Depths
- signed in Latin, inscribed Paris and dated 922 l.r.; further titled on the backing sheet
- pencil on paper
- 28 by 22cm, 11 by 8 1/2 in.
Exhibited
Pskov, Pskov Art Reserve, Boris Grigoriev, 1989
Moscow, Heritage Gallery, Russian Expressionism: Grigoriev, Annenkov, Lanskoy, Zagrekov, 2013
Moscow, Heritage Gallery, Russian Expressionism: Grigoriev, Annenkov, Lanskoy, Zagrekov, 2013
Literature
R.Antipova, Pskovskaya vystavka Borisa Grigor'eva 1989 god, Moscow: Astreya tsentr, 2015, p.141 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue Russian Expressionism: Grigoriev, Annenkov, Lanskoy, Zagrekov, 2013, Moscow: Heritage Gallery, illustrated
Exhibition catalogue Russian Expressionism: Grigoriev, Annenkov, Lanskoy, Zagrekov, 2013, Moscow: Heritage Gallery, illustrated
Condition
The bottom edge of the sheet is uneven. It is adhered to the mount in three places at the top edge, faint glue stains are visible. The top right corner has torn off and is adhered to the mount. There is a tear of approximately 1.5cm to the centre of the left edge and a much smaller tear below. The sheet is undulating slightly along the top edge. There is some light discolouration and handling marks. Held in a simple black wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In December 1922, Grigoriev began work on a series of portraits of actors from the Moscow Arts Theatre (MKhAT) who were then in Paris on tour. Konstantin Stanislavsky, the theatre’s pioneering founder, directed and starred in The Lower Depths when it was first performed in Moscow in 1902 and in the 1922 reprisal to which this portrait relates. The play, based on a work by Maxim Gorky, depicts the struggles of various members of the underclass in a lodging house in a Volga town and was Stanislavsky’s first major success.