Abraham Mintchine (1898-1931)

Lion

Details

Abraham Mintchine (1898-1931)
Lion
oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 32 in. (59.8 x 81.2 cm.)

Provenance

The artist’s estate.
Crane Kalman Gallery, London, by 1960.
Private collection, United States.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Exhibited

London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Soutine and his circle, March - April 1960, no. 23.

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Lot Essay

Massimo di Veroli has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The present work hung in the artist’s home until at least 1929. It can be seen in Mintchine’s touching 1928 painting of his daughter Irene Mintchine in the Cradle, (Veroli, 1981, no. 66, Collection of Giovanni di Veroli) where the Lion hangs above the sleeping baby.

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