"Andrey Avinoff Roses And Butterflies"
Andrei Avinoff (Russian, 1884–1948), Roses and Landscape with Butterflies,The second painting is signed with the initial "A" (lower right).
Watercolor on paper
66 cm x 50 cm Framed: 75 cm x 59 cm
25.98 x 19.69 inches - 29.53 x 23.23 inches
Provenance: Private collection Geneva
Andrei Avinoff (February 14, 1884 – July 16, 1949) was an internationally renowned Russian-American artist, lepidopterist, museum director, professor, bibliophile, and iconographer. He was director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1945.
Families: Elizabeth Shoumatoff (sister), Alex Shoumatoff (great-nephew).
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