Standing Nude
A signed pencil sketch by Valentin Alexandrovitch Serov. Condition: very good. Some even age toning and slight waving around the edges. Signed and dated (1909) in lower left corner. Matted but not framed.
Dimensions
mat w 8.75 in x h 14 3/8 in
sheet w 5.75 in x h 11 1/8 in.
1330146
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NOTES
Serov (1865-1911), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to parents who were both composers, though his father died when he was still a young child. He received early artistic training in Paris and Moscow, and his first exhibited works received loud critical acclaim. Although he enjoyed painting landscapes, he met his greatest critical and financial success as a portraitist. In the decades since his death, too his portraits tend to meet with the greatest acclaim; he is recognized as one of the most significant portrait artists of his generation, and his works are particularly noted for the deeply personal insights they reveal about his subjects.