Boris Chaliapin (Russian/American, 1904-1979) A portrait of Louise Jameson Heusner of Detroit signed in Latin, dated '1938' and inscribed 'Detroit' (lower left) graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper 37 3/4 x 27 1/2in (96 x 69.9cm) Footnotes: Provenance The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's daughter, Cora Scovie, a New York socialite and designer of high end furniture, who was a friend of the artist; Thence by descent to a present owner. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ Bonhams or one of its affiliated companies within the Bonhams Group owns the lot in whole or in part or has an economic interest equivalent to an ownership interest in the lot. ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing