Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection

Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection

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Property from a Private European Collection

Sergei Essaian

Battle of Jericho

Auction Closed

December 1, 01:41 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private European Collection

Sergei Essaian

1939 - 2007

Battle of Jericho


signed in Cyrillic and dated 65-70 l.l.

tempera on canvas

Canvas: 99.5 by 71.5cm, 39¼ by 28¼in.

Framed: 108.5 by 80.5cm, 42¾ by 31¾in.

Private collection, USA, acquired directly from the artist
MacDougall's London, Post War and Contemporary Russian Art Auction, 13 June 2008, lot 369


N.Dodge and A.Hilton, New Art from the Soviet Union: The Known and Unknown, Washington and Mechanicsville: The Cremona Foundation and Acropolis Books, 1977, p.17 illustrated b/w, titled Tower of Babel