RUSSIAN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN PENCIL DRAWING BY MALIAVIN 19TH C

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

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A pencil on a paper drawing depicting two peasant women and a man. Signed "Ph Maliavine" and initialed ‘F.M in the Cyrillic lower right. Philipp Andreevich Maliavin (1869-1940) – Russian artist who combined the modern, impressionist, and expressionist styles in his work. The artist is primarily known for his vivid and distinctive scenes of peasant life.

Dimensions: Drawing: 16 x 11 1/2 in., (40.7 x 29.2 cm.) Frame: 23 x 18 1/2 in., (58.5 x 47 cm.)

Condition: Very good, framed