MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 27-30 May 2012

27 May 2012

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A Book of Portraits

208. SORINE, SAVELY (1878-1953)

A Book of Portraits, including Anna Pavlova, Prince and Princess Obolensky and the Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Avant-Propos by André Salmon, Berlin, Edition Ganymed, 1929.

Folio, 36 colour and black and white plates.
8,000–12,000 GBP


Number 65 from an edition of 300 copies.

Provenance: A gift from the artist to Wright Ludington (inscribed with a signed dedication).

A Book of Portraits

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