Lot 303
  • 303

Pavel Tchelitchew

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Pavel Tchelitchew
  • Sleeping Harlequins
  • signed P. Tchelitchew and dated 30 (lower right); labeled for exhibition (on the reverse and stretcher)
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 1/2 by 26 in.
  • 54.5 by 66 cm

Provenance

Jeffress Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1958

Exhibited

New York, Gallery of Modern Art, Pavel Tchelitchew, March-April 1964, no. 78
Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Pavel Tchelitchew, September-October 1983
New York, Midtown Payson Gallery, Pavel Tchelitchew: A Reevaluation, September-November 1994

Condition

This painting is well stretched. There are no distortions to the canvas itself. The paint layer is quite noticeably dirty and will clean well. 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."