ANATOLIY ZVEREV (RUSSIAN 1931-1986)

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Auction Name Fine & Decorative Art Auction
Lot Number 264
Description
ANATOLIY ZVEREV (RUSSIAN 1931-1986)
Self-Portrait, 1983
watercolor on paper
47 x 35 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)
signed and dated upper center
PROVENANCE
Estate of a Prominent Chicago Physician
Thence by descent in the family
LOT NOTES
The vast majority of Russian artworks from this estate collection were purchased by the parents of the current owner from Elena Kornetchuk at International Images, LTD. in Sewickley, PA (formerly Russian Images, Ltd.). Kornetchuk was an intrepid and widely admired dealer of Russian art, with direct personal contacts amongst the elite Soviet artists of the day, whose works she sold legally to the West. As of 1978, Kornetchuk secured an exclusive agreement with the Soviet foreign trade agency to export and sell art from the USSR to the USA.
This lot is being sold without reserve.
Self-Portrait, 1983
watercolor on paper
47 x 35 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)
signed and dated upper center
PROVENANCE
Estate of a Prominent Chicago Physician
Thence by descent in the family
LOT NOTES
The vast majority of Russian artworks from this estate collection were purchased by the parents of the current owner from Elena Kornetchuk at International Images, LTD. in Sewickley, PA (formerly Russian Images, Ltd.). Kornetchuk was an intrepid and widely admired dealer of Russian art, with direct personal contacts amongst the elite Soviet artists of the day, whose works she sold legally to the West. As of 1978, Kornetchuk secured an exclusive agreement with the Soviet foreign trade agency to export and sell art from the USSR to the USA.
This lot is being sold without reserve.
December 1st, 2019
5:07:21 AM
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Shapiro Auctions