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Leon Gaspard
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Leon Gaspard
- Siberian Winter Festival
signed Leon Gaspard, inscribed Siberia and dated 1921 (lower right); variously labeled (on the reverse and frame)
- oil on board
- 20 1/4 by 22 1/2 in.
- 51.5 by 57 cm
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Austin
Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Private Collection, United States (acquired directly from the above in 1995)
Condition
This painting on canvasboard is in excellent condition. The paint layer is clean and probably lightly varnished and there appear to be no retouches. Despite the fact that some of the pigment in the snow fluoresces slightly strongly under ultraviolet, this seems to all be original paint. The picture should be hung as is.
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 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."
"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
Leon Gaspard was born in Vitebsk, Russia, far from the Western-influenced urban centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg. He often accompanied his father on fur trades to Asia, and he later traveled extensively as an adult, often choosing to trek through the Siberian wilderness. These trips inspired many dynamic and vibrant canvases, including the present lot.