Ivan Gregorewitch Olinsky

(American/Russian, 1878–1962)

Young Woman Against a Tapestry, c. 1913

oil on canvas

signed Ivan G. Olinsky (lower right)

30 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches.

Property from Linden House, Indianapolis, Indiana

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Greenwich Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut (label verso)

Exhibited:

Storrs, Connecticut, University of Connecticut, William Benton Museum of Art, Faces of Change: The Art of Ivan G. Olinsky (1878-1962), June 20 - August 22, 1995, pp. 11; 30, no. 29 (also traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut, Florence Griswold Museum, September 8 - October 29, 1995)

Framed: 39 x 45 inches.

Canvas is wax-lined; minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; network of craquelures scattered throughout the surface, which appear stable; pinpoint paint losses in the lower left corner and lower center, within the dress fabric. Under UV light, a horizontal line of inpainting extends from the left of the sitter's face, approximately 4 inches in length; pinpoint spots of inpainting in the sitter's forehead; areas around the woman's head and shoulders appear to have been strengthened; area of inpainting in the lighter blue of her right sleeve; one pinpoint spot of inpainting in the lower right corner; scattered strokes of inpainting in the lower part of the skirt. Please request images.

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American Art

Young Woman Against a Tapestry, c. 1913

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Young Woman Against a Tapestry, c. 1913

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