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Nicolai Cikovsky
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
- Nicolai Cikovsky
- Still Life Pigeons
- signed N. Cikovsky (lower right); signed N. Cikovsky and titled Still Life Pigeons (on the stretcher)
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 42 inches
- (76.3 by 106.7 cm)
- Painted in 1931.
Provenance
Darret Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Price Fund, 1932
Acquired from the above with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Price Fund, 1932
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Annual Exhibition, 1932, no. 81
Art Institute of Chicago, Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of American Painting and Sculpture, 1932–1933, no. 42, illustrated
Art Institute of Chicago, Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1933, no. 531, p. 69
Art Institute of Chicago, Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1934, no. 562, p. 75
Art Institute of Chicago, Half a Century of American Art, 1939–1940, no. 36, illustrated
Worcester Art Museum, A Decade of American Painting, 1930-1940, 1942, p. 13, illustrated
Art Institute of Chicago, Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of American Painting and Sculpture, 1932–1933, no. 42, illustrated
Art Institute of Chicago, Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1933, no. 531, p. 69
Art Institute of Chicago, Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1934, no. 562, p. 75
Art Institute of Chicago, Half a Century of American Art, 1939–1940, no. 36, illustrated
Worcester Art Museum, A Decade of American Painting, 1930-1940, 1942, p. 13, illustrated
Literature
“The Forty-Fifth Annual American Exhibition,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 26, 1932, p. 84, illustrated
Josephine H. Logan, Sanity in Art, Chicago, 1937, pp. 78, 90, illustrated
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, p. 78
Josephine H. Logan, Sanity in Art, Chicago, 1937, pp. 78, 90, illustrated
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, p. 78
Condition
Oil on canvas. Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in generally good condition; a few small losses: a pin-dot on tail feather of lower pigeon, 2 at lower left quadrant (look white), another few at lower right quadrant--a couple with small spots of lifting and possible loss) in dark greens and a few losses above signature; a few areas of faint, minor craquelure. UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.