MacDougall Auctions 28 November 2008

28 November 2008

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Worker's Settlement and Concrete Plant, Davalu, Ararat region

* 131. SARYAN, MARTIROS 1880-1972

Worker's Settlement and Concrete Plant, Davalu, Ararat region signed and dated 1937, also further signed, inscribed in Cyrillic, dated 1937 and numbered "N 737" and "763" on the reverse

Oil on canvas, 89 by 128 cm.
120,000-140,000 pounds


Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's family.

Authenticity certificate from the Expert Centre of Cultural Values, Republic of Armenia, experts S. Manoukyan and Sh. Asoyan.

Related literature: For similar works see A. Kamensky, Martiros Saryan. Oils, Watercolours, Drawings and Illustrations. Theatre and Stage Design. Compliers Sh. Khachaturyan, L. Mirozyan, Leningrad, Aurora, 1987, p. 314-315, plate 368.


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