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Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
Description
- Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
- Anita Lopez in Scout Uniform
- signed in Latin and dated 1934 l.r.
- sanguine, charcoal and pastel on paper
- 170 by 79cm, 67 by 31in.
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Condition
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Catalogue Note
It was during this time that he met the wealthy Chilean industrialist Arturo Lopez and his second wife Anna Ross, key figures in Parisian society who became close friends of many Russian émigrés including Diaghilev and Stravinsky, and great patrons of the arts. Yakovlev completed several paintings of not only Arturo and Anna, but also Arturo’s son, Arturo Lopez-Willshaw (1923, fig.1), and his daughter Anita, with whom Yakovlev was particularly taken. There are at least three known works of his featuring the young Anita, of which the present depiction of the young woman standing proudly and confidently in her scout uniform is the most recognised. His talent as a portraitist and handling of charcoal and pastels is self-evident; the exquisite shading, strong lines and exacting detail create a portrait that is at once intimate and engaging.