LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

43.43 in. (110.30 cm.) (height) by 33.54 in. (85.20 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed in Latin (lower left)

Exhibited:

The artist's early success continued while she lived abroad. Katchoura-Falileeva's art was frequently in Sweden, Germany and Italy, as well as in the Soviet Union. The artist spent the last decade of her life in Rome, where she died in 1948. From 2003 to 2012, the present work comprised a part of the collection of David C. Copley (1952-2012), former president, owner and publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune

Provenance:

Sale, Christie's, New York, 11 April 2003, lot 25,Collection of David C. Copley (1952-2012), La Jolla, California (acquired at the above sale) ,Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 March 2013, lot 81,Acquired at the above by the present owner