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Courtier: The tiger
Details
Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957)
Courtier: The tiger
signed and dated 'P Tchelitchew/38' (lower right), inscribed 'Courtier' (lower left)
pencil and gouache on paper
19 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (49.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Courtier: The tiger
signed and dated 'P Tchelitchew/38' (lower right), inscribed 'Courtier' (lower left)
pencil and gouache on paper
19 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (49.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1938
Provenance
Prince Serge Obolensky (1890-1978) and Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902-1956).
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Special notice
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