John Graham, Study for “Mayra”

Project Description

John Graham (Russian/American, 1881-1961)
Study for “Mayra”, 1934
Pencil with pastel and gouache on prepared paper
24 x 18 ¾ inches
Signed and dated lower left: GRAHAM / XXXIV

Provenance
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York

Exhibited
John B Graham: Paintings and Drawings, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY 1968 (as Study after Seated Woman)
Friends’ Collections, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 27- October 9, 1977
John Graham: Artist And Avatar, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; University Art Museum, University of California, Berkley; Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY, 1987 cat. No. 45

Literature
Eleanor Green, John Graham: Artist And Avatar, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 1987 , Page 65 Cat. No. 45
Art in America, December 1987, lot 137, illustrated