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A RUSSIAN ICON OF SPAS OPLECHNII 18th C.

Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel with a kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31.5 x 26.2 cm. (12 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)


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

Estimate: $1,800 – $2,200

Result: $6,000 (including premium)

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