Boris Georgieff (Georgiev) *
(Varna 1888–1962 Florence)
Portrait of Stefan Borisov Mitov (1895-1963), brother-in-law of the artist Boris Georgieff, signed, dated Boris Georgieff III-1919, pastel on paper, 100 x 66.5 cm, framed
We are grateful to Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth and Aneliya Nikolaeva, Sofia National Gallery, for their scholarly advice.
Stefan Borisov Mitov was a lawyer. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was well known in Bulgaria as an art critic. He published in the Bulgarian Periodical Press on a regular basis. Mitov was a nephew of the famous Bulgarian artist Anton Mitov. He counted many famous Bulgarian artists among his friends. Mitov‘s first wife Nadia was Boris Georgieff‘s sister. The lawyer and art critic is depicted wearing the uniform of the „tirailleurs sénégalais“. These soldiers of the French colonial troops were also deployed in the Balkans (1915-1918) during World War I.
Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty
Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736
barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at
25.04.2024 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 20,150.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 7,000.- to EUR 9,000.-
Boris Georgieff (Georgiev) *
(Varna 1888–1962 Florence)
Portrait of Stefan Borisov Mitov (1895-1963), brother-in-law of the artist Boris Georgieff, signed, dated Boris Georgieff III-1919, pastel on paper, 100 x 66.5 cm, framed
We are grateful to Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth and Aneliya Nikolaeva, Sofia National Gallery, for their scholarly advice.
Stefan Borisov Mitov was a lawyer. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was well known in Bulgaria as an art critic. He published in the Bulgarian Periodical Press on a regular basis. Mitov was a nephew of the famous Bulgarian artist Anton Mitov. He counted many famous Bulgarian artists among his friends. Mitov‘s first wife Nadia was Boris Georgieff‘s sister. The lawyer and art critic is depicted wearing the uniform of the „tirailleurs sénégalais“. These soldiers of the French colonial troops were also deployed in the Balkans (1915-1918) during World War I.
Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty
Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736
barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | 19th Century Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 25.04.2024 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.04. - 25.04.2024 |
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