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A MONUMENTAL RUSSIAN ART NOUVEAU TRIPTYCH ICON OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE ARCHANGELS GABRIEL AND MICHAEL, LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of architectural scale, the central figure of Christ painted in thick brushstrokes that recall the work of Mikhail Vasnetsov and other contributors to the St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kiev, Christ depicted holding an open gospel in one hand and raising the other in a gesture of benediction, shown against a gilded ground featuring punched floral designs, the top in the form of a trefoil arch, an enameled paint border of flowering ivy surrounds the figure; the Archangels Michael and Gabriel flank Christ on either side, each depicted holding an orb in one hand and a staff in the other, their varicolored wings spread behind them, each Archangel is shown against an intricately punched gilded ground. Oil paint, enamel paint, and gold leaf on metal mounted on wood panel; height of the panel depicting Christ: 178 cm (70 in.), height of each of the Archangel panels: 165 cm (65 in.)

Estimate: $130,000 – $150,000

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