Pavel Petrovich Ivanov (called Mak) (Russian, 1891-1967) Nude beauty
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Pavel Petrovich Ivanov (called Mak) (Russian, 1891-1967)
Nude beauty
signed in Latin and inscribed '1945/Bruxelles' (lower right)
oil on canvas
73 x 60cm (28 3/4 x 23 5/8in).
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    With Jordaens Gallery, Place d'Armes, Gent
    Gallery Horta, Brussels, Sale 27 May 1997
    Acquired from the above by the family of the artist

    EXHIBITED:
    Gent, Jordaens Gallery, Exhibition 1-14 December 1945

    The model in the offered portrait is Lydia Dourdina, a Parisian couture model and actress and later the artist's mistress, but Mak made various modifications to the face of his sitter so as to preserve her modesty during exhibition of the work.

Category: Fine Art / Russian Art

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