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Portrait of Gloria Swanson
Details
SIMKHA SIMKHOVITCH (1893-1949)
Portrait of Gloria Swanson
signed, inscribed and dated 'Simka Simkhovitch/1926 N.Y.C.' (lower right)
charcoal, pencil, colour pencil and white chalk on canvas
59 1⁄8 x 34 in. (150 x 86.4 cm.)
Executed in 1926
Portrait of Gloria Swanson
signed, inscribed and dated 'Simka Simkhovitch/1926 N.Y.C.' (lower right)
charcoal, pencil, colour pencil and white chalk on canvas
59 1⁄8 x 34 in. (150 x 86.4 cm.)
Executed in 1926
Provenance
with Marie Sterner Galleries, New York.
The family of the artist.
The family of the artist.
Literature
'All the gloss of art', The Sphere, London, vol. CIX, no. 1430, 18 June 1927, illustrated p. 505.
The Social Calendar, New York, vol. XVII, no. 18, 23 January 1928, illustrated p. 20.
The Social Calendar, New York, vol. XVII, no. 18, 23 January 1928, illustrated p. 20.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Brought to you by
Margo Oganesian
Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art