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Constantine Alajalov, attributed: Matisse Study c.1930s

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Constantine Alajalov, attributed: Matisse Study c.1930s
Constantine Alajalov, attributed: Matisse Study c.1930s
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Attributed to Constantine Alajalov (American, 1924-1987) as Humorous Emulation to Matisse, c.1930s

  • Typical fluid Female figure with Matissesque wallpaper in the background, suggesting an idea or study for illustration or magazine cover, hence signed with initials.

  • MEDIUM: Gouache/Acrylic, 16 x 12 inches on paper.

  • SIGNATURE: Signed C.A. on a lower right of the composition.

  • From the estate of Theodore (Teddy) Sommer (1924-2017), American jazz percussionist and vibraphonist.


    Constantin Alajalov (American, 1900-1987), a portrait painter, illustrator and cartoonist, was born Russia. Famous to several generations of The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, Vogue and other publications readers with his droll cartoons and covers. Immigrated to the United States in 1923. Lived in New York and Southampton, was a sports cartoonist for The New York Evening Post in the 1930s, taught drawing and modern art painted murals for the Sherry-Netherland Hotel and the liner America and illustrated many books. His works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum and other institutions.


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  • Image is in excellent condition, no discoloration, on the lower right 3x1-inch light stain.
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