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Dmitri Nalbandian
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Dmitri Nalbandian
- Daisies
- oil on canvas
- 108.5 by 128.7cm, 42 1/2 by 50 3/4 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner in 1991
Exhibited
Moscow, Academy of Arts, Personalnaya vystavka k 60-letiyu Dmitria Nalbandiana, 1966
Moscow, Leonid Shishkin Gallery, Centenary Exhibition of Works by D.A.Nalbandian from Private Collections, 2 October - 27 November 2006
Moscow, Dom Naschekina, 'Kak khoroshi tsvety! V nikh raiskaya est' slava...' Istoriya zhivopisi cherez obraz tsvetka iz muzeev i chastnykh kollektsii., 8 March - 3 June 2012
Moscow, Leonid Shishkin Gallery, Centenary Exhibition of Works by D.A.Nalbandian from Private Collections, 2 October - 27 November 2006
Moscow, Dom Naschekina, 'Kak khoroshi tsvety! V nikh raiskaya est' slava...' Istoriya zhivopisi cherez obraz tsvetka iz muzeev i chastnykh kollektsii., 8 March - 3 June 2012
Literature
N.Lapunov, Dmitri Arkadevich Nalbandian, Moscow: Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1968, illustrated p.89
Albom k 100-letiyu khudozhnika D.A.Nalbandiana, Moscow: Leonid Shishkin Gallery, 2006, illustrated p.46
Albom k 100-letiyu khudozhnika D.A.Nalbandiana, Moscow: Leonid Shishkin Gallery, 2006, illustrated p.46
Condition
Original canvas. There is a layer of light surface dirt and the varnish has slightly discoloured. There is craquelure to the impasto in places throughout. There are some minor areas of raised craquelure and flecks of paint loss to the brown pigment in the top right corner. The orange pigment of the daisies' pollen fluouresces under UV. UV light reveals an uneven layer of discoloured varnish and no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold and black painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1965.
Primarily executed in the 1960s during the Thaw years, still lifes with flowers form an important and distinctive element of Dmitri Nalbandian’s oeuvre, reflecting the emerging optimism in the social and political climate of the time. Through these compositions the artist was able to develop a freer, more lavish style of painting to convey the faktura of his objects of study. The energy and spirit of his painting is embodied in the offered still life of daises, which seem to spill out of the pictorial frame. Nalbandian’s choice of vivid whites and blues juxtaposed against the bright red of the tablecloth endows this bouquet of wildflowers with a festive and celebratory air.
Primarily executed in the 1960s during the Thaw years, still lifes with flowers form an important and distinctive element of Dmitri Nalbandian’s oeuvre, reflecting the emerging optimism in the social and political climate of the time. Through these compositions the artist was able to develop a freer, more lavish style of painting to convey the faktura of his objects of study. The energy and spirit of his painting is embodied in the offered still life of daises, which seem to spill out of the pictorial frame. Nalbandian’s choice of vivid whites and blues juxtaposed against the bright red of the tablecloth endows this bouquet of wildflowers with a festive and celebratory air.