the Virgin Mary looks out on to the viewer and tenderly holds the Christ Child in her arms, their red vestments ornately decorated with gold details, the border painted with two saints, the raised rubchik with an olive green and red border. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg and rubchik. Two insert splints on the back, one missing. Mosskuppromtorg sales tag dated to 1957 on the verso. 31.7 x 27 cm (12 1/2 x 10 5/8 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