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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
Svetoslav Roerich
RUSSIAN
PORTRAIT OF KATHERINE CAMPBELL IN A GREEN DRESS, LATE 1920S
Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD
LOT SOLD. 50,000 USD
RUSSIAN ART
02 NOVEMBER 2009 | 10:00 AM EST
NEW YORK
oil on canvas
71 1/2 by 35 1/2 in.
181.5 by 90 cm
We would like to thank Gvido Trepša, Senior Researcher, Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, for assistance in cataloguing the present lot.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1980
CATALOGUE NOTE
Katherine Campbell was a member of the Roerichs' circle, and she eventually became a trustee of the Roerich Museum in New York. Campbell was both outgoing and beautiful, and she dreamt of becoming a famous actress but was met with very little success. She frequently modeled for Svetoslav Roerich, and the two maintained a close lifelong relationship. In his portraits of Campbell, Svetoslav focused primarily on the design and texture of the clothing she wore as well as the decorative backgrounds positioned behind her.
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