ICON ‘THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST’ MIKHAIL FEDOROVICH DOLOTOV, 19TH CENTURY Palekh, late 19th century

Лот 207

1 5002 000

signed in Cyrillic ‘painted by M. Dolotov’ (lower right); stamp in Cyrillic ‘M. Dolotov’ (on the reverse) wood, gesso, gold leaf, tempera 31 x 27 cm Condition: overall good condition, chip on the lower edge of the icon. Mikhail Fedorov Dolotov was a peasant from the village of Palekh in Russia, a representative of an icon-painting dynasty whose workshops worked ‘on commission for wealthy Old Believers’. The icon represents a considerable interest for the collectors.

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