the central panel depicts Christ the Pantocrator, the left panel featured the Virgin Mary, the right panel depicts John the Baptist, each set against a wall of flowering scrolling ivy, the front cover with an image of the Holy Cross in tondo. Dimensions closed: 16.4 x 13.3 cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.); open: 16.4 x 38 cm (6 3/8 x 15 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
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York