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OCTOBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Lot 218:
Pavel Tchelitchew, oil on canvas painting depicting a head of a horse. Preparatory draft for 1930 painting "Fallen Rider" (see catalog of 1942 MOMA exhibition – illustration 22 on p.49). Housed in a gilded frame. Features multiple auction labels on the verso, including Christie’s paper label. Signed by the artist lower right.Provenance: Collection of Stephen Tennant (1906-1987), acquired by previous owner from David Gill Gallery, London, circa 1988-1989; Sotheby’s London Russian Sale 26 Nov 2013 lot 389 (illustrated in the catalog).Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) was a Russian-born artist and designer who worked in different styles, including cubism, modernism, neo-romanticism and surrealism.
Dimensions: 18 3/8 x 15 1/4 in., (47.5 x 38.5 cm.)
Condition: Overall good with chipped paint
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