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Materials:

oil, sand and coffee on canvas

Size Notes:

Canvas: 100 by 60cm, 39 by 23 in.

Edition:

In 1927 Tchelitchew began to apply a relief texture to his painting. The combination of sand, coffee-grounds, and paint was used in other paintings from this period. 'At times (...) he piled up so heavy a texture that, in [Tchelitchew's] words, "The surface of my paintings looked like maps of earth in low relief."' (J.T. Soby, Tchelitchew: Paintings, Drawings, 1942, p.17). Executed in 1927-1928, The Lovers is an exquisite example of Tchelitchew's Parisian period, marked by experimentation with new materials and working technique, as well as his startling achievements with 'laconic' composition.

Description:

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Markings:

bearing the artist's studio stamp on the reverse and a Richard Nathanson label on the stretcher

Condition:

Framed: 126.5 by 85.5cm, 49 by 33 in.