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Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
Lot 26 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

A quiet life

Closed28 May 2012

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GBP 39,650

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Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
A quiet life
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Mikhail Nesterov/1921' (lower right)
gouache on board
11¾ x 15¼ in. (30 x 38.2 cm.)

Probably, Elena Katul'skaia (1888-1966), a popular Soviet singer and actress who was awarded the title of National Artist in 1965.

Specialist note

While the title, date, subject matter, dimensions and provenance match the description listed in Mikhailov's 1958 monograph on the artist, there is a discrepancy with regards to the medium, which describes the work as being oil on canvas. The figure in the present work clearly relates to Nesterov's Flenushka (1920s, State Tretyakov Gallery).
We are grateful to Pavel Klimov, Senior Curator at the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, for his assistance in cataloguing this work.