Boris Solotareff Ink and Watercolor on Paper "Reclining Figure"

Item Details

An ink and watercolor painting on paper titled Reclining Figure by listed artist Boris Solotareff (1889-1966). Within a blue interior, the piece depicts a reclined figure on a chaise wearing a full-length dress and heels. The work bears an estate stamp to the verso. Two gallery labels are present to the verso. Under a single layer of off-white mat, the work is presented under glass in a simple gold tone frame.

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

- water stain to the left edge and upper right corner of work, possibly intentional.

Dimensions

- measures the frame.

Item #

16MOR003-140