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Pavel Tchelitchew
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pavel Tchelitchew
- Head of a Horse
- signed in Latin l.r.
- oil on canvas
- 38.5 by 46.5cm, 15 1/4 by 18 1/4 in.
Provenance
Collection of Stephen Tennant (1906-1987)
Acquired by the present owner from David Gill Gallery, London circa 1988-1989
Acquired by the present owner from David Gill Gallery, London circa 1988-1989
Literature
The youngest son of a Scottish peer, Stephen Tennant was said to be the brightest of the 'Bright Young Things', the bohemian set of the 1920s and 1930s, and is thought to have been the inspiration behind Sebastian Flyte in Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. Tennant met Tchelitchew in the late 1920s and was the subject of a number of his drawings. The young aristocrat had himself studied art at the Slade School of Art before turning to ballet where he was taught by Léonide Massine.
Condition
Original canvas. There are some frame abrasions along the edges and associated flecks and minor areas of paint loss. There are fine lines of craquelure in places throughout, in particular along the middle right edge. Inspection under UV light reveals one tiny retouching to the muzzle and scattered areas of pigment that fluoresce. Held in a white-painted, wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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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."