Vera Maevna Chlebnikova Sold at Auction Prices

VERA KHLEBNIKOVA (RUSSIAN 1891-1941)

VERA KHLEBNIKOVA (RUSSIAN 1891-1941) Sun Bathing, 1920s oil on card board 40 x 51 cm (15 3/4 x 20 in.) [sight] signed lower left PROVENANCE Acquired by the previous owner from a private collection in Paris EXPERTISE A copy of a comparative artistic analysis provided by Maria Valyayeva, Moscow, 2008. (Copy available upon request) A copy of astylistic analysis report by Mikhail German, Saint Petersburg, 2012. (Copy available upon request) LOT NOTES The present lot is a very rare work by the artist Vera Khlebnikova, the younger sister of the leading Futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov. An exceptional painter, her works are delicate in character and composition, showing not only Fauvist influences but reminiscent of Vrubel and Nesterov as well. Khlebnikova's paintings come to market exceedingly rarely, the majority of them having been destroyed in a studio fire in the 1930. Having began studying art at 14 in Kazan, she would later study in Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, before coming to Paris in 1912, where she became the favorite student of Kees van Dongen at the Academie Witte. CONDITION Observed in frame, the work is in overall good condition. Some overall surface dirt. Notable bowing to the board apparent along the top. Vertical crack to the panel at the lower right, just below the nude woman's hand, 4 cm (1 5/8 in.) long. Small dent / scratch to her backside. Inspection under UV light reveals no apparent signs of restoration. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.