Bidspirit auction | RUSSIAN ATTRIBUTED NIKOLAI SILIS STILL

RUSSIAN ATTRIBUTED NIKOLAI SILIS STILL LIFE WATERCOLOR - Attributed to Russian artist Nikolai Silis (1928–2018), a watercolor on paper titled Still Life with a Jug, executed in the 1980s. The figurative composition features a large ceramic jug, a lidded pitcher, and a small dish resting on a tabletop against folded drapery in soft lilac, rose, and grey tones. Unsigned on the sheet, the lower frame rail bears an attached metal plate reading ”N. SILIS”. Provenance includes acquisition from the Mikhaylov Gallery, located in the Hotel Ukraine, Moscow, Russia. Presented behind glass in a narrow gold-tone frame. vessel, ceramics, tabletop, moscow, soviet, nonconformist, 1980s, artwork, painting. Dimensions Frame: 14 1/2 x 11 in. Image: 10 x 6 in. Condition The watercolor on paper appears in overall good condition with light, uniform age toning. Pigments remain well-preserved in muted pastel tones. Housed behind glass in a light gold-tone frame that exhibits faint surface scuffs along the edges. Unexamined out of frame.