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Rotislaw Racoff
Female Nude Study Watercolor Drawing by Rotislaw Racoff

circa 1940

$3,500
£2,657.14
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1940s nude study, watercolor, and ink on paper painting by Polish/Russian artist Rotislaw Racoff (1904 - 1982). This is a fine study of a young woman, probably Asian, sitting back. The artist has captured the delicate lines of the body by highlighting the black hair. Hand-signed on the bottom left corner. Only a few nudes are known by this artist, mainly from the 1940s, his early period. Elegant contemporary wood frame with green/silver pattern and acrylic glass protection. The artwork is in good condition, with minor wear on the paper. Measurements: With frame: 27.13 in wide (69 cm) x 29.88 in high (76 cm) x 1.19 in deep (3 cm). Opening view: 13.57 in wide (34.5 cm) x 16.57 in high (42 cm) Note: Rotislaw Racoff (1904 - 1982) Rotislaw Racoff is a painter and watercolorist, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1904. On Artnet, his birthplace is in Poland. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he lived in northern China. In 1929 he moved to Paris. He studied at the Faculty of Law, University of Paris. From the 1930s, he worked as a decorator in cinema and painted pictures in the spirit of naive art. In 1946, he held a solo exhibition in the Paris gallery, Drouin. He participated in the Paris Salons Super-independent (1945, 1948) and Comparisons (1955-1959). In 1961, he showed his work at the exhibition "Russian Artists of the Paris School." Racoff's works were exhibited at the 1982 Salon of the Independent in Paris. He specialized in flower paintings and atmospheric scenes of Paris, empty streets and corners, and oblique views of the Seine. All these spellings can be found for this artist: First name: Rastilaw / Ratislav / Rotislaw / Ratislaw / Rotasilan / Rastislaw Last name: Raccoff / Racoff / Rakoff / Racov
  • Creator:
    Rotislaw Racoff (1904 - 1982, Polish)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1940
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.88 in (75.9 cm)Width: 27.13 in (68.92 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3.03 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5O353CDAJAD1stDibs: LU1212213000982

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