Auction 121 / Lot 520

Title
MONUMENTAL AND FINE ICON DEPICTING CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
Origin
Russia, Romanow-Borisoglebsk, end of 18th c.
Technique
Composite of several boards with two sponki on the back. Egg tempera on wood, partial gilding
Dimension
90,3 x 70 cm
Reserve price
50,000 €
Hammer price
62,000 €
Description

Icon executed in very fine painting with very rare iconography. Literature: E. Haustein-Bartsch (ed.): Mythos Palech. Ikonen und Lackminiaturen, catalogue for the exhibition at Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, 12 December 2010 to 6 February 2011, cat. 17.