Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky

Sale: Sotheby's New York, April 21, 2005, lot 91, illustrated

Paris, Musée de Montmarte, Russes, 2003

Musée de Montmarte, Russes, Paris, 2003, p. 91, illustrated 

 

This painting on paperboard is in very fresh and original condition. It has been framed behind glass and should most likely stay this way. The paint layer is clean and varnished and there appear to be no retouches visible. This picture is in very good condition and could 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."

In 1929 Dobuzhinksy helped organize and design the first official exhibition of Russian porcelain and ceramics in the West, at the National Museum of Ceramics in Sèvres, France. He designed the exhibition halls in Russian Empire style, rooted in French Neoclassicism.