MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
* 348. SARYAN, MARTIROS 1880-1972
Jewish Ladies in Persia signed and dated 1913, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic “Jewish ladies/mother and daughter-in-law/in Persia”, numbered “641” and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas, laid on card, 36.5 by 52 cm.
100,000-150,000 pounds
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's family.
Authenticity certificate from the Expert Centre of Cultural Values, Republic of Armenia, expert M. Stepanyan.
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. 283, plate 57.
Vera Razdolskaya, The Greatest Masters of Fine Art. Martiros Saryan. St. Petersburg, Aurora, 1997, pp. 52, 62 and 91. Martiros Saryan, Compiler Ch. Khachatouryan. Samara, Agni, 2003, pp. 174, 182 and 198.
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