British & Continental Art Online Auction

June 2328, 2018
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LOT 50

Lot 50

Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964)

Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964)
Lot 50 Details
Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964), Latvian

FACE OF A WOMAN (BELIEVED TO BE A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST’S WIFE)

Oil on canvas; signed lower right
24 x 20 in — 61 x 50.8 cm

Estimate $1,200-$1,800

Realised: $3,900
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964)
  • Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964)
  • Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis (1897-1964)
Provenance:

Family of Valdis Skudra, Montreal & Toronto, lifetime friend of the artist;
By descent to his wife, Beatrice Skudra, Toronto;
By descent to her son, Toronto

Note:

According to the family of Valdis Skudra, when Tidemanis died in Toronto, his wife gave his work away in order to pay the rent.

CONDITION DETAILS

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