Pavel Tchelitchew, Bathers

John Richardson: A Scholar Collects
Pavel Tchelitchew
1898 - 1957
Bathers

Signed P.Tchelitchew and dated 33 (upper right)
Gouache and watercolor on cradled board
29 1/2 by 40 7/8 in. (74.9 by 103.8 cm)
Framed: 39 1/4 by 50 1/2 in. (99.7 by 128.3 cm)
Executed in 1933.

Condition Report:
The work is in very good original condition. The board is sound and has been mounted onto cradled wood with nails, presumably by the artist as the pigment extends onto the wood. Some light wear to the extreme edges of the board and around the nails at the edges.

Provenance:
Rachel Alice Gorer, London
Henry P. McIlhenny, Philadelphia (acquired by 1948 and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, May 20-21, 1987, lot 191)
Acquired at the above sale