Description:
Russian School, 20th Century
Grigori Rasputin
Signed indistinctly c.r.
Polychrome pastels on gray paper, sight size 19 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (48.9 x 33.7 cm),framed;
a framed signed letter from Maria Rasputin, Grigori's daughter, to John Fletcher and a reproduction photograph of the Rasputin family also accompany the lot, the letter reads: "5-18-74 Dear Mr. Leland Fletcher, I am sorry my book not yet published, we ____ to _____ aigene [sic]. When you will be in L.A. call me [sic]. I will be glad to meet you. Respectfully, Maria Rasputin," frame 22 3/4 x 14 in.
Condition: Good, not examined out of frames.
Estimate $500-700
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