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Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
- L'Electricité
- signed in Latin l.r.; further dedicated in Cyrillic on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 81 by 65.2cm, 31 3/4 by 25 3/4 in.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the Markus Mizne in Paris, 1961
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Condition
Original canvas on what appears to be the original stretcher. There is a minor surface scratch to the upper left otherwise in excellent condition. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any signs of restoration. Held in a simple wooden strip 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."
"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
Markus Mizne became a close friend of Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov in Paris in the late 1950s, finding a doctor for the latter and supporting him through periods of poor health. The present lot bears a personal dedication from Goncharova on the reverse and although it is presumed to be a later work, it is difficult to date with any great accuracy. The vivid lemon yellows together with the free use of blacks and whites side by side are characteristic elements of her Rayonist compositions of the late 1950s. The streak of white in the lower right and sharp fan-like lines are reminiscent of the block areas of white and the sense of static in her earlier works from the 1910s, such as Abstract Composition (Electrical Ornament) and Bridge 1 (fig.1).
Rayonnism was ‘rediscovered’ in Western Europe only after the Second World War by the writer on abstraction, Michel Seuphor. He organised an important exhibition entitled Le Rayonnisme, 1909–14, at the Galerie des Deux Iles in Paris in 1948, re-establishing Goncharova and Larionov as the first masters of Russian abstraction.
Rayonnism was ‘rediscovered’ in Western Europe only after the Second World War by the writer on abstraction, Michel Seuphor. He organised an important exhibition entitled Le Rayonnisme, 1909–14, at the Galerie des Deux Iles in Paris in 1948, re-establishing Goncharova and Larionov as the first masters of Russian abstraction.