Live Auction 7832Impressionist/Modern Works on Paper
Christie’s roundel
Lot 268

Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)

The Clothesline: Study for Portrait of My Father

Closed3 February 2010

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GBP 6,250

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Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
The Clothesline: Study for Portrait of My Father
signed and dated 'P.Tchelitchew.1940' (lower right)
pen and ink and wash on beige card
14 1/8 x 10¾ in. (35.3 x 26.5 cm.)
Executed in 1940

Durlacher Brothers, New York (no. 40-21).
Anonymous sale, Bonham's, Los Angeles, 27 July 2003.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

This drawing is closely related to the oil painting Portrait of My Father, 1939 (Christie's, London, 5 February 2009, lot 444).