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A FOUR PART RUSSIAN ICON OF SELECT SAINTS, VLADIMIR-SUZDAL SCHOOL, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
including: the Presentation of Mary; the Transfiguration; Saint George Killing the Dragon; Saint Nicholas and the Virgin Mary. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg and rubchik. Two insert splints on the back. 31.6 x 25.5 cm (12 1/4 x 10 in.)
Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.
PROVENANCE
A La Vieille Russie, Paris
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York
Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.
PROVENANCE
A La Vieille Russie, Paris
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York
Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000
