Live Auction 10401Russian Art
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Lot 70 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)

Nude in river

Closed30 November 2015

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GBP 92,500

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Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Nude in river
with later signature by Alexandra Fechin (c.1896-1983), the artist's wife (lower right); with number '38' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
18 x 14 1/8 in. (45.7 x 36 cm.)


The family of the artist.
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco (label on the stretcher).
Fenn Galleries Ltd., Santa Fe (label on the backboard).
Biltmore Galleries, Scottsdale.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2004.

Specialist note

Nicolai Fechin is primarily known as a portrait painter, yet nudes have also always been an important subject for him. The human form predominates in Fechin's oeuvre. Even when moving towards abstraction, Fechin was always certain to maintain the integrity of the human body. The present lot was most likely painted shortly after the artist's arrival to New York from Russia with his family.