Bidspirit auction | UZBEK ZELIMKHAN SAIDJANOV WATERCOLOR PAINTING

UZBEK ZELIMKHAN SAIDJANOV WATERCOLOR PAINTING - A watercolor on paper painting titled Woman with Umbrella by Uzbek artist Zelimkhan Saidjanov (1948–2000), executed circa 1990s in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The avant-garde figurative composition depicts a stylized female figure under an umbrella, rendered in curvilinear brushwork with a palette of muted green and earth tones. Mounted with a brass nameplate on the mat and an inscription label on the reverse. Provenance includes acquisition from an art dealer in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and placement in the Khodorkovsky Art Collection. Exhibited at the Denison Museum in Granville, Ohio (Portraying Identity, August 29–November 29, 2024). Housed in a black frame behind glass. modernist, cubist, centralasian, portrait, nonconformist, draftsmanship, fineart, postsoviet. Dimensions Frame 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. Image: 11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Condition The watercolor on paper appears to be in very good condition with strong color preservation. Paper exhibits minor, age-appropriate toning along the edges. Housed behind glass in a black frame with an off-white mat and brass artist plaque. The frame displays minor superficial edge scuffs. Backing paper retains framer label, museum exhibition sticker, and artist notes. Unexamined out of frame.