Ida Rubinstein à la terrasse d'un café. Pencil and watercolor on paper, signed, dated 1921 and inscribed Paris. Inscribed "Ida Rubinstein" on reverse. 16 x 10". Exhibited: Galerie de la Licorne, Paris, 26.05.-09.06.1922 (#37 of the catalog); . Exhibited: “Faces of Russia”, February 2007, West Palm Beach International Art Fair, USA (illustrated on page 28 of the catalog). Exhibited: “A World of Stage”, April- October2007, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan (illustrated in the catalog). In American, 20th Century, pressed wood and gilded Stanford-White style original frame with ormolu art nouveau decoration About Ida: http://theatrex.net/Ida/index.htm
Une vierge à Montparnasse. Pencil on paper, signed, dated 1921 and inscribed Paris. 15 x 11". Exhibited: Galerie de la Licorne, Paris, 26.05.-09.06.1922 (#51 of the catalog) This drawing had been used as a draft for the painting “Sur la Terrasse” (illustrated in “GOUDIACHVILI Lado”, Text by Maurice Raynal, Paris, Au Sans Pareil, 1925). In original art nouveau frame with ormolu scene on perdella
"Ballet scene at Georgian Opera" {"Ballet D'un Opera Georgien"} Pencil on paper, signed, situated Paris and dated 1921lower right 19x12"(47.5 x 30.8 cm) Exhibited: Galerie de la Licorne 26.05.-09.06.1922, Paris, #57 of the catalog (inscribed with #57 and the title of the drawing on the reverse) In original art nouveau Austrian frame. Provenance: Collection de M-me Mdivani; Drouot, Dominique Giafferi, sale 29.03.2013 lot 13.
Fairytale, 1972. Signed "Gudiashvili" in Georgian l.l., signed, titled, dated, inscribed, and dedicated "To Mr. William Campbell with a feeling of great respect/27 November 1973 Lado Goudiachvili" in Georgian, Russian, and English on the backing (Georgian: ლადო გუდიაშვილი). Mixed media (gouache, colored pencil, and graphite) on paper, sight size 11 1/4 x 9 in. (28.5 x 22.7 cm). In American, 20th Century, pressed wood and gilded Stanford-White style original frame made by Newcomb-Macklin. Provenance:
Gift from the artist and the Soviet-American Friendship Society to William P. Campbell (curator of American Art at the National Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1951-76); by family descent to a private New England collection; Skinner Boston MA 01/02/2013 lot 591 N.B. William P. Campbell was one of four representatives of American museums invited on a two-week tour of Soviet Union museums and art-related programs in 1973. The present work was given as an ambassadorial gift to Mr. Campbell on his visit to the Republic of Georgia, after having been introduced to the artist. Skinner thanked the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia, for their kind assistance with cataloging the lot.
Princess Eristavi with Two Deers Signed and dated "L. Goudiachvili. 1961." in pen l.r., signed and dated "...61" in Georgian in pencil l.l., inscribed in Georgian in pen " [Prince]Eristavi's daughter Serafita" - To Honorable Mr. William Wandel and his wife in memory of visiting my workshop with my heart, soul and respect Lado Godiashvili Tbilisi" and with a label from Classic Antiquities, Ltd., Los Angeles, on the backing. Mixed media (ink, colored pencil, and graphite) on paper, sight size 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (27.6 x 19.1 cm), in original Dutch XVIII century frame wit color marble inlaid. Provenance: California collection; Skinner auctions Boston 20 September 2013 lot 759