Lot 186: Pavel Petrovich Ivanov (called Mak) (Russian, 1891-1967) 'Mater Dolorosa'

'Mater Dolorosa'
signed and dated 'Mak 1944/ Bruxelles' (lower left); further signed on gallery label applied to verso
oil on canvas
61.5 x 46cm (24 3/16 x 18 1/8in).

PROVENANCE:
With Galerie Bruyninckx, Brussels;
Purchased from the above by Comte et Comtesse 't Serclaes (according to label on verso)

EXHIBITED:
Brussels, Galerie Albert Bruyninckx, Solo exhibition, 12-24 November, 1944

The exhibition at Galerie Bruyninckx in 1944 was Mak's first solo exhibition in Belgium following his arrival there from Paris in 1938.

We are grateful to Dmitri Dourdine-Mak for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.