Nov 15, 2010 - Sale 2230

Sale 2230 - Lot 15

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
M. NESTEROVA (DATES UNKNOWN) ODESSA / URSS. Circa 1930.
39 1/2x27 1/2 inches, 100x70 cm. Vneshtorgizat, Moscow.
Condition B+ / A-: minor restorations in margins and image.
The lighthouse at the entrance to Odessa's harbor, with the city splayed out in the background. Plainly visible are the city's famous Potemkin Stairs, as well as the activity and grandeur of the city and harbor. The colorful nautical flags cutting diagonally through the image actually spell out "Intourist." French version.