- 107
Pavel Tchelitchew
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pavel Tchelitchew
- Portrait of Peggy O'Brien in a Beret
- Signed P. Tchelitchew, inscribed N. 41 and dated 37 (lower right)
- Ink wash and gouache on paper
- 19 by 12 1/2 in.
- 48 by 31 cm.
- Executed in 1937.
Provenance
Peggy O'Brien, New York
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
Exhibited
New York, DC Moore Gallery, Revealing Images, Selected Works on Paper, 1997
Little Rock, Arkansas Arts Center, 1997 Collectors Show, 1997-1998, no. 117
New York, DC Moore Gallery, The Reflective Image: American Drawings and Watercolors 1910 - 1960, 1999
Little Rock, Arkansas Arts Center, 1997 Collectors Show, 1997-1998, no. 117
New York, DC Moore Gallery, The Reflective Image: American Drawings and Watercolors 1910 - 1960, 1999
Condition
In an acid mat. The sheet is somewhat rippled throughout and the artist's pinholes are visible in the corners. The bottom edge is uneven, though this is not visible in the current framing. There is a disturbance in the cheek of the sitter; a corresponding patch on the verso of the sheet indicates that this is the sight of a repair. The rest of the sheet is in overall good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Property from a New York Collection (lots 107-110)
The O'Brien family met Pavel Tchelitchew through Alice De Lamar, a friend and socially prominent patron of the arts who had offered the artist a studio on the grounds of her home in Weston. The O'Brien family had a home nearby. Over the course of 20 years, Tchelitchew painted three generations of the O'Brien family including Peggy O'Brien, her daughter Esmé and her grand-daughter Esmé Rosita. Tchelitchew gifted or sold many works to the family, including the portraits and exquisite still life offered here.