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Leonid Pasternak
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Leonid Pasternak
- Ghetto Minstrels
- signed in Cyrillic and dated 1901 (upper left)
- charcoal on paper
- sight: 21 by 15 in.
- 53.3 by 38.1 cm
Provenance
Private collection, New York
Condition
Not examined out of the frame. There are multiple tears and losses along the edges of the sheet, though especially along the upper edge. There are assorted repaired tears visible at the edges, including a larger one along the left edge. Rippling and surface dirt. Framed and in fair 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
The present work is related to a 1901 lithograph in the collection of the State Museum of Ukranian Fine Arts, Kiev (gr 2587; see Rimgaila Salys, Leonid Pasternak, The Russian Years, 1875-1921, A Critical Study and Catalogue, Oxford, 1999, no. 9). Salys also notes that an untraced pastel, also dated 1901, exists (Salys, no. 19). The same composition was also used as one of the twelve illustrations in Israel Cohen's Jewish Life in Modern Times, published in 1914.