NATALIA NESTEROVA (1944-2022) Bird hunting a fish

Lot 134

20 00025 000

oil on canvas signed with initials in Cyrillic ‘NN’; also signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1988 (on the reverse) 130 x 140 cm painted in 1988 Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, The Russian Sale, 01.12.2005, lot 219 Private collection Natalia Nesterova, a Russian contemporary artist and an important figure within the second wave of the Russian avant-garde, is known for her stylised, somewhat primitivist manner. Painted in 1988, Bird Hunting Fish brings together two recurring motifs in her work: birds and playing cards. The dove—carrying clear Christian connotations—introduces a sense of the sacred or transcendent, while the card motif evokes chance and destiny. In this work, Nesterova reflects on the interplay of hope and fate.

Lot subject to the artist's resale right in accordance with Sovereign Order n° 10.300 of 22nd December 2023 setting out the terms and conditions for the application of Act n° 1.526 of 1st July 2022.

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