$225
Continental School (likely Slavic), 20th century. A collection of four unframed oil on unstretched canvas paintings, each with impasto Abstract Expressionist handling, comprising "Dancers", depicting two abstracted figures, apparently one female and the other male, with brilliant red background, signed indistinctly to verso "Petlanski"; "Woman with Wine and Figs", depicting a woman seated at a table, her arm wrapped around a slender wine bottle, the table with a small dish of figs, signed twice at lower right "Petlanski", verso with numeral inscription 83B"; "Artist in His Studio", depicting a man holding a harp-form sculpture with easel and paint brushes, signed indistinctly to verso "Petlanski"; and "Linear Abstraction", depicting bands of color. "Dancers" overall approximately 14.75" x 21.125". "Woman with Wine and Figs" overall approximately 25.125" x 19.125". "Artist in His Studio" overall approximately 19.425" x 28.5". "Linear Abstraction" overall approximately 21" x 26.625".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-08-27