Taj Mahal

Details

Oscar Rabin (b. 1928)
Taj Mahal
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Rabin 63' (upper left); inscribed in Russian with title, further dated and numbered '1963 N187' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
27 x 35 7/8 in. (68.7 x 91 cm.)

Provenance

A gift from Victor Louis (1928-1992) to the present owner in 1970, Dorking, England.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A Moscow-based Soviet journalist, Victor Louis worked for a number of western newspapers, including The London Evening News. Although he remains a controversial figure as regards the relationship between the Soviet Union and the West, Louis was friends with various unofficial or 'nonconformist' artists, including Oscar Rabin. It was Louis who introduced Rabin to Eric Estorick (1913-1993) on his first visit to Moscow. As a result of this acquaintance, Rabin's first one-man show was held at Estorick's Grosvenor Gallery in London in 1965.

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