Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
Courtier: The leopard
signed and dated 'P Tchelitchew 38' (lower centre)
gouache on paper
19 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (48.4 x 20.1 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
Courtier: The leopard
signed and dated 'P Tchelitchew 38' (lower centre)
gouache on paper
19 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (48.4 x 20.1 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Prince Serge Obolensky (1890-1978) and Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902-1956).
By descent to the present owner.
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