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Lot 185
OLGA KONSTANTINOVNA DEINEKO (RUSSIAN 1897-1970) New Year's Day, watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 30 x 39.8 cm (11 3/4 x 15 5/8 in.); full sheet measuring 37.5 x 52 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.) PROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESDeineko was a well-known Ukrainian and Russian Soviet Avant-garde painter and graphic artist; poster and book designer. She was born in 1897 in the Chernigov Region (Ukraine), and then lived in Petrograd and Moscow. In 1919-1923 Deineko worked as an assistant professor in VKhUTEMAS. She is also known for her collaborations with her husband Nikolai Troshin, the artist-in-chief of the magazine "USSR in Construction". Exhibited in 1934 (Moscow) with Gustav Klutsis; in 1937 (Moscow) with Ivan Kliun, Aristarkh Lentulov, Nadezhda Udaltsova, et al.This particular works exists in several variants.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.This lot is being sold without reserve.
Lot 226
VALENTINA KROPIVNITSKAYA (RUSSIAN 1924-2008) Fairytale, 1988 color pencil on paper 39.7 x 32.2 cm (15 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.) monogrammed and dated lower right EXHIBITEDForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde, February 1998-April 2002The exhibition traveled to:Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, February 22 - May 3, 1998Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery, May 15 - June 15, 1999St. Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, February 12 - April 4, 1999Oxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, November 2 - December 12, 1999Brighton, Massachusetts, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, October 15 - December 10, 2000Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harm Museum of Art, April 12 - July 3, 2005Laramie, University of Wyoming Art Museum, September 8 - November 18, 2007St. Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hillstrom Museum of Art, September 3 - November 10, 2008LITERATUREForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde (Los Angeles, New York: Curatorial Assistance, Distributed Art Publishers, 1998), ex. cat., p. 42 (illustrated) (incorrectly dated 1979)
Lot 227
VALENTINA KROPIVNITSKAYA (RUSSIAN 1924-2008) Garden, 1982 color pencil on paper 35 x 44.8 cm (13 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.) initialed and dated lower right PROVENANCEMimi Ferzt Gallery, New York (labels on verso) LITERATUREValentina Kropivnitskaya. 1924-2008 (Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, 2010), p. 26, no. 17 (illustrated)
Lot 36
A PAIR OF ETUDES BY EUGENE BOUDIN (FRENCH 1824-1898) comprising:a) Sailboats at the Beach, 1861, pencil on paper, 9 x 15.3 cm (3 1/2 x 6 in.), dated lower leftb) Fishermen, 1861, pencil on paper, 9.2 x 15.3 cm (3 5/8 x 6 in.), dated lower leftPROVENANCECollection of internationally renowned violin expert Jacques Francais and television actress, Broadway, film and cabaret star Lynne Charnay Francais
Lot 204
A PAIR OF ALBUMS BY BORIS SOLOTAREFF (RUSSIAN-AMERICAN 1889-1966) comprising a pair of albums of a total of 45 watercolour, gouache, and pencil drawings on paper (the larger album of 22, the smaller of 23 drawings), each signed and individually mounted; the largest measuring 28.3 x 19.7 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.), the smallest: 12.5 x 9 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.) PROVENANCEGifted to the mother of the current owner by the artist
Lot 235
MIKHAIL CHEMIAKIN (RUSSIAN B. 1943) Hoffman's Tale, 1961 pencil on cardboard 37.5 x 27 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.) initialed and dated lower right EXHIBITEDForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde, February 1998-April 2002The exhibition traveled to:Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, February 22 - May 3, 1998Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery, May 15 - June 15, 1999St. Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, February 12 - April 4, 1999Oxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, November 2 - December 12, 1999Brighton, Massachusetts, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, October 15 - December 10, 2000Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harm Museum of Art, April 12 - July 3, 2005Laramie, University of Wyoming Art Museum, September 8 - November 18, 2007St. Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hillstrom Museum of Art, September 3 - November 10, 2008LITERATUREForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde (Los Angeles, New York: Curatorial Assistance, Distributed Art Publishers, 1998), ex. cat., p. 132 (illustrated)
Lot 187
SOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978) Rain, 1959 watercolor and pencil on paper 38 x 51.7 cm (15 x 20 3/8 in.) initialed lower right; signed, titled, and dated on verso PROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESBoim Solomon Samsonovich was a well-known Soviet artist of Jewish origin, is known mostly for his works in graphic techniques: watercolor, gouache, drawing, engraving, book illustrations and posters ("Agitplakat"). He lived in Ukraine, Leningrad, and Moscow. Studied in VKhUTEMAS from Kupreyanov. From 1926 on Boim participated in hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad. He exhibited with such prominent artists as N. Altman, S. Chekhonin, G. Klutsis, V. Lebedev, El Lissitzky, K. Malevich, L. Popova, A. Rodchenko, V. Tatlin, P. Filonov, Stenberg Brothers, and V. Stepanova. His favorite subjects included architecture and cityscapes (mostly Leningrad/St. Petersburg and Moscow), nautical themes and the Navy, and Great Patriotic War. Boim'spaintings were influenced by Socialist Realism and Russian Impressionism. Boim's works are widely recognized. They may be seen in the former Soviet Union in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and other major museums.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.This lot is being sold without reserve.
Lot 188
SOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978) Along the Avenue, circa 1960 watercolor and pencil on paper 37 x 51 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.) initialed lower left; signed on verso PROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESBoim Solomon Samsonovich was a well-known Soviet artist of Jewish origin, is known mostly for his works in graphic techniques: watercolor, gouache, drawing, engraving, book illustrations and posters ("Agitplakat"). He lived in Ukraine, Leningrad, and Moscow. Studied in VKhUTEMAS from Kupreyanov. From 1926 on Boim participated in hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad. He exhibited with such prominent artists as N. Altman, S. Chekhonin, G. Klutsis, V. Lebedev, El Lissitzky, K. Malevich, L. Popova, A. Rodchenko, V. Tatlin, P. Filonov, Stenberg Brothers, and V. Stepanova. His favorite subjects included architecture and cityscapes (mostly Leningrad/St. Petersburg and Moscow), nautical themes and the Navy, and Great Patriotic War. Boim'spaintings were influenced by Socialist Realism and Russian Impressionism. Boim's works are widely recognized. They may be seen in the former Soviet Union in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and other major museums.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.This lot is being sold without reserve.
Lot 78
GEORGE BELLOWS (AMERICAN 1882-1925) A Portrait of A Female Violinist, pencil on paper 31.3 x 22.8 cm (12 1/4 x 9 in.) signed lower right PROVENANCECollection of internationally renowned violin expert Jacques Francais and television actress, Broadway, film and cabaret star Lynne Charnay Francais
Lot 245
VLADIMIR NEMUKHIN (RUSSIAN 1925-2016) Composition with Cards I, 1988 pencil and gouache on paper 91 x 70 cm (35 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.) [sight] signed and dated lower centre EXHIBITEDForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde, February 1998-April 2002The exhibition traveled to:Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, February 22 - May 3, 1998Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery, May 15 - June 15, 1999St. Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, February 12 - April 4, 1999Oxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, November 2 - December 12, 1999Brighton, Massachusetts, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, October 15 - December 10, 2000Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harm Museum of Art, April 12 - July 3, 2005Laramie, University of Wyoming Art Museum, September 8 - November 18, 2007St. Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hillstrom Museum of Art, September 3 - November 10, 2008
Lot 123
BYRON BROWNE (AMERICAN 1907-1961) Head of a Woman, 1953 pencil on paper 66.5 x 51 cm (26 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.) signed and dated lower right PROVENANCESummit Gallery, New York (label on verso)Collection of internationally renowned violin expert Jacques Francais and television actress, Broadway, film and cabaret star Lynne Charnay Francais
Lot 35
JOHAN JONGKIND (DUTCH 1819-1891) Town Scene, 1875 pencil and watercolor on color paper 24 x 37 cm (9 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.) signed lower left, dated lower right PROVENANCECollection of internationally renowned violin expert Jacques Francais and television actress, Broadway, film and cabaret star Lynne Charnay Francais
Lot 250
LEONID PURYGIN (RUSSIAN 1951-1996) Birth of Woman, 1991 collage, ink and color pencil on paper 40.5 x 31 cm (16 x 12 1/4 in.) signed lower right, dated lower left EXHIBITEDForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde, February 1998-April 2002The exhibition traveled to:Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, February 22 - May 3, 1998Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery, May 15 - June 15, 1999St. Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, February 12 - April 4, 1999Oxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, November 2 - December 12, 1999Brighton, Massachusetts, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, October 15 - December 10, 2000Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harm Museum of Art, April 12 - July 3, 2005Laramie, University of Wyoming Art Museum, September 8 - November 18, 2007St. Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hillstrom Museum of Art, September 3 - November 10, 2008LITERATUREForbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde (Curatorial Assistance, Distributed Art Publishers: Los Angeles, New York, 1998), ex. cat., p. 244 (illustrated) (incorrectly dated 1989)
Lot 181
ZINAIDA YEVGENYEVNA SEREBRIAKOVA (RUSSIAN 1884-1967) Three Studies of a Woman, 1915 watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 49.6 x 40.3 cm (19 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.) signed and dated lower right PROVENANCESotheby's, New York, April 23, 2004, lot 14Sotheby's, New York, March 16, 2011, lot 225Gene Shapiro Auctions, New York, September 29, 2012, lot 235We are grateful to Pavel Pavlinov of the Zinaida Serebriakova Foundation for providing his opinion of authenticity.
Lot 652
James Priddey (1916-1980) Mason College - Edmund Street - Birmingham, Paradise Street - Birmingham, Waterloo Street - Birmingham, Cannon Street - Birmingham, and Old Church Road - Harborne, five etchings, pencil signed and entitled to the margin, unframed, each approximately 20 x 31 cm and 26 x 18 cm respectively
Lot 647
After Vincent Balfour-Browne (1881-1963) In His First Year He Has No Cares and In His Third Year He 'Fags' For an Old Beast, a pair of atmospheric Highland studies depicting stags and does, each pencil signed to the margin, uniformly presented under entitled gilt-mounts, glazed and framed, 29 x 41 cm
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