Dimensions: 63 x 48 cm
Signed p.d.: 'M. Sterling'
Origin
Artcurial auction house, Paris, December 2008
private collection, Poland
Biography
Studied painting and sculpture in Moscow, where he participated in the activities of the artistic avant-garde there. In 1922-23 he settled permanently in Paris. He exhibited in Parisian salons, and in 1928 there was a solo show of his works at Galerie Bernheim-Jeune. He also exhibited his work in exhibitions in England and Germany. From 1954-56 he lived and worked in Switzerland. He painted mainly still lifes and landscapes.