Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova

Etude

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Auction Closed

December 1, 03:47 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova

1881 - 1962

Etude

signed with initials in Latin l.r.; further bearing the remnants of a Leonard Hutton Galleries label on the frame

oil on board

Board: 27 by 22cm, 10¾ by 8¾in.

Framed: 43.5 by 37.5cm, 17¼ by 14¾in.

The board has been attached to a wooden stretcher. There is minor wear to the corners and a few nicks to the edges. Two small spots of paint loss are visible in the lower left corner. Inspection under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Framed.

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Possibly with Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s
Private collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, Impressionist and Modern Art Including Russian Art, 11 October 2011, lot 208
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

The archives of Leonard Hutton Galleries contain a faded transparency as well as a black and white photograph of the present work. The label on the reverse of this photograph gives the address 967 Madison Avenue, where the gallery was located between 1969 and 1977. It is possible that the painting was on consignment sometime during this period as there is no record of it being purchased or sold by the gallery.