Boris Solotareff Mixed Media on Paper "Study of a Seated Woman"

Item Details

A colored pencil and graphite drawing on paper titled Study of a seated woman by listed artist Boris Solotareff (1889-1966). The study depicts a young woman seated in a frontal perspective, crossing her hands and feet. Unsigned by the artist. A estate stamp reading ‘Estate of Boris Solotareff’ is present to the lower right corner of the composition. Presented under a single layer of white mat, behind glass, housed in a silver tone frame. Two informational gallery labels are attached to the verso.

Born in Romania, Solotareff received his formal art training at the Munich Academy of the Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. While in Munich, Solotareff was exposed to the Munich Secession, a group of visual artists who sought to defend and promote their art against increasingly conservative views in Germany. His Munich period would impart his continual use of a sense of comfort called gemütlichkeit in his works. Solotareff would later move to the United States, where he remained longer than any other country. He was exhibited widely and often during his lifetime. Today, his works can be found in many private collections.

Condition

- minor scratches and wear on frame.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; measures the frame 10.5" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

16MOR003-137