Description:
Nicholas Vasilieff (American/Russian, 1892-1970)
Girl in Red
Signed "N. Vasilieff/1949" l.r., titled on a label from the William Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 42 x 28 in. (106.7 x 71.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, prominent craquelure, minor surface grime.
Provenance: From the artist to Chinese Gallery Ltd., New York, to the current owner, according to Vasilieff's ledger.
Exhibitions: The Chinese Gallery Ltd., 1949; Nicholas Vasilieff: A Retrospective Exhibition, the William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, March 21-29, 1977, and Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, July 6-29, 1977, published as #48 in exhibit catalog.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Provenance connecting the owner to Vasilieff's ledger can be found in the 1977 exhibit catalogue.
The craquelure at upper center (near the figure's chin) is lifting from the canvas. There is a small paint loss at upper center, near the edge of the flower on the figure's hat.
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