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Lot 31
* NISSKY, GEORGY(1903-1987)*Reclining Nude, signed with a monogram.Oil on canvas, 93.5 by 92.5 cm.Executed c. 1959. Provenance: A gift from Nissky to the artist Max Birstein, Moscow. Important private collection, USA. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert Yu. Rybakova. Authenticity has also been confirmed by the expert T. Ermakova. Exhibited: Georgy Grigorievich Nissky. Zhivopis, akvarel, guash, Academy of Arts of the USSR, Moscow, 1963. Niu v sovetskom izobrazitelnom iskusstve, Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, 1995. Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Georgy Grigorievich Nissky. Zhivopis, akvarel, guash, Moscow, Academy of Arts of the USSR, 1963, p. 25, listed under the works from 1959. M. Kiselev, Georgy Nissky, Moscow, Izobrazitelnoe iskusstvo, 1972, p. 154, listed under the works from 1959. The painting Reclining Nude, by the famous Soviet landscape painter Georgiy Nissky’s, now presented for auction, is an extremely rare example of his exploring the genre of nude. Both at the anniversary review exhibition of the artist’s work in 1963 and in the latest inventory of his output, Reclining Nude is the sole example of this genre. Although this work is primarily a study, its artistic qualities and history are most remarkable. Nissky, who hardly ever made sketches and very rarely resorted to studies while working en plein air, preferred to create on the canvas a complete, thought-through image. Therefore, it is safe to assume that the idea behind Reclining Nude was by no means coincidental. Nissky painted the work in his studio at the “Artists’ Colony” in Verkhniaia Maslovka Street, probably in a single sitting. He also invited an old friend who now had his own studio next door, Andrei Goncharov, to paint his “real-life study”. Today Goncharov’s Nude Model. In G. Nissky’s Studio (1958) — which is similar to Nissky’s work — is in the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. It is quite fascinating to compare these two works. Goncharov’s composition, more traditional and painted from an angle, enables him to convey in full detail the complexity of his arrangement. His viewing angle encompasses not only the nude model, but also a ceramic jug on the floor, a small casting of Rodin’s The Thinker on a stool, and the whole variety of fabrics and drapes surrounding the model. Conversely, Nissky chooses a panoramic view from above, as is typical of his landscapes, an arrangement which allows him to include the whole corner of the studio. The nude model is in the centre of the composition, but the actual depicted space expands, drawing in a bookcase, an entire bed, and even a rug over the bed that cannot be seen at all in Goncharov’s work. Although the colour in Nissky’s picture somewhat reflects colour in real life, it has an ornamental function, rather than being an actual, objective representation. The colour planes contrast with each other, while the objects are juxtaposed, lending the canvas a particular flamboyance and dynamism. Speaking of his method, the artist once confided: “I always... want to paint clearly, concisely, simply. I work and literally fall in love with a picture, and I don’t leave it until I finish it.” It seems like, tackling a genre quite far removed from a landscapist’s home turf whilst competing with an artist friend, Nissky got quite involved and, spurning all unnecessary detail, created a generalised and succinct image, imbued with the spirit of his time.
Lot 64
Miniature painted wooden shop and contents, French circa 1910, the pale blue and gold painted shop with six labelled draw compartments above stepped shelves, with a selection of original and later contents including painted plaster and ceramic foods, including vegetables, fruit, meat and pies, selection of bottles, bisque cat and mouse, scales and more, together with a parian-type shop keeper in original clothes and a seated peg doll, 16 ¼” (41cm) wide, 14 ½” (36.5cm) high.
Lot 369
Thompson (Pishey). The History And Antiquities Of Boston and The Villages Of Skirbeck Fishtoft Freiston Butterwick Bennington Leverton Leake and Wrangle.... Boston John Noble Printing 1856, in pressed black boards, with gilt stencilling and various other books, mainly non fiction, Vernon Ward Arts And Antiques, The Drawings Of LS Lowry, British Ceramic Studios, Ceramics Chinese Mythology, etc. (a quantity)
Lot 322
Four sets of ceramic bookends, one set a pair of money boxes styled as a seated elderly gentleman and lady, a pair styled as a seated lady in crinoline and a gentleman in a tailcoat, a pair of green bookends styled as a lady and a gentleman and a pair of black horse head ceramic bookends, height of largest 16cm (8).
Lot 391
A selection of mixed ceramics to include a Crown Devon Art Deco dessert service, a Ridgeway-style sucrier, a Molam bowl and three smaller similar vases, a late 19th century Imari palette part tea service, twelve-setting and four Art Nouveau ceramic tiles, also a Myott's part dinner service, twenty-three pieces to include two tureens, sauce boat, three meat plates, dinner plates, starter plates and side plates.
Lot 6
An early 20th century oak child's desk with ceramic ink pots and brass covers, to turned tapering supports and cross stretchers, containing a variety of children's vintage games, a c1950s teddy bear, a vintage doll and a panda, also a child's Windsor-style oak chair with wheel-back centre splat to outswept tapering supports and cross stretcher (3).
Lot 544
Thompson and Capper mahogany cased homeopathic medicine chest, 19th Century, the mahogany box opening to reveal a partial complement of clear glass phials and glass measuring cups, the inside lid labelled Thompson and Capper, Lord Street, Liverpool, and Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, and having a pull out drawer to the front revealing further clear glass bottles and two labelled ceramic measuring cups, 38cm x 28cm x 26cm
Lot 393
An Edwardian pine washstand with later ceramic liner and taps, with a cupboard below raised on pilaster and block legs, 91cm wide, 45cm deep, 112cm high and a narrow pine wash stand with low gallery back above two short and two deep drawers on plinth base and canted block feet, 65cm wide, 48cm deep, 98cm high (2)
Lot 4
An 18ct gold plain polished wedding band, weight 7.4g, together with a diamond set dress ring, stamped '585', a three stone diamond and blue stone ring, a pair of cultured pearl earrings, a silver fob, a pair of stud earrings, a large dress ring, a ceramic plaque figural pendant and a locket on chain
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