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Three Saints Russian Icon
Ref: 2842
A Russian icon painted onto curved pine board. This icon depicts three angels quaffing from goblets at a table and in the centre it may be Archangel Gabriel. This work appealed owing to its simplified abstract form, its loosely symmetrical combination of spherical and ovoid forms and its restrained colour harmonies making it akin to an abstracted still life by William Scott or some other such modernist artist. The rectangular band like silver foil behind the archangel's head and to the right denotes higher status but also works to knock out the symmetry and keep the composition dynamic.
Russia 18th or 19th cent.
H: 28cm (11.0in)
W: 21cm (8.3in)
D: 1.75cm (0.7in)
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