NIKOLAI KALMAKOV [NICOLAS KALMAKOFF] (1873-1955) Apsara
Lot 232
Sold
signed with the artist's cipher and dated ‘1924’ (lower right)
oil on panel
60.5 x 35 cm
executed in 1924
An apsaras or apsara is a member of a class of celestial
beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They are originally
a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters, who later
plays the role of a ‘nymph’ or ‘fairy’.