Lot no. 2
Early 20th century Russian school, after Mikhail NESTEROV (1862-1942)
"The Dreamers" or "Sleepless Night at the Solovetsky Monastery",
oil on canvas bearing an apocryphal signature Mikhail NESTEROV and a date 903? (1903?) lower right,
H: 133 cm, W: 133 cm
Minor lifting and lack of material, small tear over 3 cm above the signature, a few small touches of old restoration
Exhibition label on the back: 'Comittato esecutivo per le feste commemorative del 1911 in Roma, Esposizione internazionale d'arte' num 3661 (whereas the exhibition number was 232).
The Bashkir State Art Museum named after M. V. Nesterov does not consider the work presented to be an original by the artist. The number on the label on the back of the painting does not correspond to the number in the 1911 exhibition catalogue (number 232).
Bibliographical reference: Artitsti russi a roma all'inizio del novecento fra esposizione internationale avanguardie, Antonella d'Amelia, p.14
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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