Dimensions: 46 x 56 cm
Signed l.d.: 'M.S.'
described on the reverse: 'Sterling', on the reverse of the frame described in chalk: '55/911 8', auction stickers
Exhibited
Galerie Motte, Paris, 1972
Biography
Studied painting and sculpture in Moscow, where he participated in the activities of the artistic avant-garde there. In 1922-23 he settled permanently in Paris. He exhibited in Parisian salons, and in 1928 there was a solo show of his works at Galerie Bernheim-Jeune. He also exhibited his work in exhibitions in England and Germany. From 1954-56 he lived and worked in Switzerland. He painted mainly still lifes and landscapes.