Lot 305
  • 305

Pavel Tchelitchew

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Pavel Tchelitchew
  • Head of a Young Boy with Floating Eggs
  • signed indistinctly P. Tchelitchew (lower left); labeled for exhibition (on the frame)
  • oil on canvas
  • 25 1/2 by 18 in.
  • 65 by 46 cm

Provenance

Richard Nathanson, London

Exhibited

possibly, Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Pavel Tchelitchew, September-October 1983

Condition

This painting has never been removed from its original stretcher. The surface is quite even and although faint stretcher marks are visible, no structural work is recommended. The paint layer is dirty. In the lower left there is a faint remnant of what appears to be a signature. 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."