Lot #4: GOSTA ADRIAN-NILSSON (GAN) - Acrobaites III, Paris - Gouache, watercolor, and pen drawing on paper

 

Artist: Gosta Adrian-Nilsson (GAN) (Swedish, 1884-1965).
Title: "Acrobaites III, Paris".
Medium: Gouache, watercolor, and pen drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1923.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (284 x 233 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed "GAN" and dated in ink, lower left recto; the Roman numeral 'III" in red pencil, upper right recto; signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso; collector and gallery ink stamps, verso. Painted on cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition; jagged left edge where removed from a sketchbook; one very minor paint loss center left; very slight soiling verso; tack holes upper right and left corners; else fine. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Our example is undoubtedly a (the?) study for Adrian-Nilsson’s famous painting “Acrobats in Paris,” 1924, oil on canvas laid to panel, 36 1/4" x 25 9/16," sold for $395,750 (S. KRONA 3,800,000) hammer price at Bukowskis, Stockholm, 05/15/2019, lot #481. Image copyright © The Estate of Gosta Adrian-Nilsson. [30229-2-12000]