Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
Dmitry Stelletsky (1875-1947) – Two Works on One Sheet
Opening: $500
Sold for: $4,250
Including buyer's premium
Dmitry Semenovich Stelletsky (1875-1947), Four Angels / exhibition poster.
Two works on a single sheet of paper. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Side A: Four Angels, [ca. 1925]. Preparatory sketch/painting for the ceiling mural of Paris's Saint Serge de Radonège Russian Orthodox Church, for which Dmitry Stelletsky was responsible. Signed (Cyrillic). Titled in pencil (French). Painting truncated. Apparently, it originally extended over several sheets of paper. Side B: Preparatory sketch for a promotional poster advertising an exhibition. Inscribed (French): "15 juin 15 julliet: EXPOSITION." No details given regarding the actual exhibition or its name.
65X50 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears. Traces of adhesive tape.
Literature and Poetry – Illustrated Books, Avant-garde
Literature and Poetry – Illustrated Books, Avant-garde