Lot 96
  • 96

Martiros Sergeevich Saryan

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Martiros Sergeevich Saryan
  • Sunrise in Tumanyan, 1952
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1952 (lower right); signed and titled in Cyrillic, twice dated 1952, inscribed 315 and indistinctly (on the reverse)

  • oil on canvas mounted onto board
  • 12 1/2 by 16 in.
  • 32 by 41 cm

Condition

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This oil on canvas board has most likely never been restored. The paint layer is quite dirty and will respond well to cleaning and varnishing. A little retouching will be required to address some losses on the bottom edge, in the upper left and in the center right. These losses are minor and overall the condition is good.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Catalogue Note

Martiros Saryan is one of Armenia's best known painters, and he is arguably one of the most important painters of pre-Revolutionary Russia. He studied under Serov and Korovin at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where his works exhibited a definite link to the Symbolism of his instructors and the Blue Rose group. His style rapidly evolved after his graduation, when he traveled in the Middle East and then returned to Armenia.

Saryan was a painter of series but each of his images is unique, for he never recycled the same palette or composition. When placed side by side, his paintings synchronize like notes of music, each reflecting an individual mood and a single moment in time. Saryan intended his art to facilitate thoughtful reflection, offering a means of spiritual renewal otherwise found only in harmony with nature.

The present lot appears in the catalogue created by Sayan's wife as number 315, Sunrise in Tumanyan Mountains.