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Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
- three scenes from the Chinese theatre
- two stamped with artist's Chinese stamp l.r.; all stamped on the reverse
- watercolour on paper
- each 34.5 by 21.5cm., 13 1/2 by 8 1/2 in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the sister of the artist
Condition
All three sheets appear sound with some discolouration to the pigment. There are some light adhesive stains in the corners from sellotape formerly used to mount the sheets. Held in a simpel wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'I should like to express and to explain the attraction of Chinese dramatic art and the importance which I attribute to it. It was in Peking, whose countless walls, one after the other, reveal the phantoms and ancient mysteries of the autocratic East, where the profane hands of the traveller may touch the abandoned throne of the Celestials, that I entered into contact with modernised China and that I attempted to understand and comprehend the charm of her thousand-year-old culture.'' (Tchou-Kia-Kien, Alexandre Iacovleff, The Chinese Theatre, London, John Lane, 1922).