A colorful female nude painted by Constantin Alajálov (1900-1987) is slated to be sold at auction on Monday by Zikorn Arts in New York. It belonged to jazz drummer Teddy Sommer (1924-2017). The auction house, which has held the work for over a year, speculates that it is a preparatory study for a magazine cover or illustration, but I don't see the need for all that. For me, I think it is sufficient to state that this work is a figure study which is executed in the manner of Henri Matisse. It depicts a nude woman wearing a necklace who is posed against a patterned wallpaper background.
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Constantin Alajálov
Zikorn Arts Auction Listing Accessed December 25, 2019
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Constantin Alajálov
Zikorn Arts Auction Listing Accessed December 25, 2019
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Zikorn Arts has been offering the work since 2018, initially estimating it at $1,500-$3,000.
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Teddy Sommer
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December 31, 2019 Update: No sale.
Note: There could easily be more to the story of this work. Perhaps it is copied from a specific Matisse. Perhaps, despite my doubts, it is an actual published illustration, or a study for one. Please comment if you can shed more light on this work.
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