Nov 15, 2023 11:00 EST
Impressionist & Modern Art / Post-War Art & Contemporary Art
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Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev
Russian, 1886-1939
Portrait of Tomas Masaryk, circa 1932
Signed Boris Grigoriev (lr); and dedicated in Cyrillic and dated To my dear Vladimir/N.Y 1934 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 1/16 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Provenance:
Vladimir Bashkirov, gift from the artist
Private collection; thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Exhibited:
Paris, Salon d'Automne, 1932
New York, Boris Grigoriev, 1934 (gallery unknown)
New York, Academie of Allied Arts, Boris Grigoriev, 1920-1935, Nov. 21 - Dec. 21, 1935, no. 27, on loan from Vladimir Bashkirov
Grigoriev was allowed two sittings with President Tomas Masaryk at the Presidential residence in Lany Castle, on the outskirts of Prague in 1932. There he made several preparatory drawings, one of which is illustrated in
Tamara Galeeva's Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev, St Petersburg, 2007, p. 172.
Frame dimensions: 28 3/4 x 24 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches
Sold for $69,300
Estimated at $20,000 - $40,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Russian, 1886-1939
Portrait of Tomas Masaryk, circa 1932
Signed Boris Grigoriev (lr); and dedicated in Cyrillic and dated To my dear Vladimir/N.Y 1934 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 1/16 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Provenance:
Vladimir Bashkirov, gift from the artist
Private collection; thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Exhibited:
Paris, Salon d'Automne, 1932
New York, Boris Grigoriev, 1934 (gallery unknown)
New York, Academie of Allied Arts, Boris Grigoriev, 1920-1935, Nov. 21 - Dec. 21, 1935, no. 27, on loan from Vladimir Bashkirov
Grigoriev was allowed two sittings with President Tomas Masaryk at the Presidential residence in Lany Castle, on the outskirts of Prague in 1932. There he made several preparatory drawings, one of which is illustrated in
Tamara Galeeva's Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev, St Petersburg, 2007, p. 172.
Frame dimensions: 28 3/4 x 24 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches
Dirty varnish; frame rubbing; old nailholes along the edges; no apparent restoration.
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Auction: Impressionist & Modern Art / Post-War Art & Contemporary Art, Nov 15, 2023
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Auction of Impressionist & Modern Art on November 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a sale of Impressionist & Modern Art on November 15, 2023. Showcasing important European, American and Asian paintings, drawings and sculpture, the offerings spanned Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to German Expressionism and early Modernism.
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