$37,200
PROVENANCE: Purchased by the Mother of the current owner in Russia during the 1920s; thence by descent in Family Collection. LOT NOTES: During the late 1920s, shortly after the Russian Revolution, two young New York society women, sisters Adelaide and Helen Hooker secretly traveled to Russia Also known as 'In Thee Rejoiceth'. The Virgin Mary sits within a circle of paradise, surrounded by saints and angels, an Orthodox church is visible in the background. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg and a metal filigree oklad. Two insert splints on the back. 33 x 27.4 cm. (13 x 10 3/4 in.)
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2013-05-18