Lot 56
  • 56

Sviatoslav Roerich

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Sviatoslav Roerich
  • Portrait of a Woman, circa 1920s
  • mixed media on canvas mounted on board
  • 67 by 33 1/2 in.
  • 170 by 85 cm

Provenance

Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977

Condition

Tempera and gouache on canvas mounted on board. The surface is a bit dirty. The canvas is bent and damaged in corners with subsequent paint loss in each corner. There are scratches and minor paint loss to the surface, including spots in the lower right corner. The canvas appears to have been torn and repaired in the mid to lower left corner and in the upper left corner and upper right corner. Under UV pigments fluoresce, signifying perhaps repairs in the canvas. Sold unframed.
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