Natalia Sergueïevna GONTCHAROVA (1881-1962). The lion - 1914. Watercolor and graphite on paper. Monogrammed in Cyrillic lower left. 20.5 x 29 cm. Certificate from Monsieur Jean Chauvelin dated July 21, 2007. Certificate from Madame Denise Bazetoux dated February 7, 2009. Bibliography: - "Catalogue Raisonné. Tome I" by Denise Bazetoux (reproduced as no. 1492, p. 409). Note: A lithograph and a drawing on this subject are also reproduced in the catalog of the Goncharova exhibition held in summer 2002 at the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg (catalog nos. 232 and 338). The subject of the lion is related to the artist's Jewish identity and to the symbolism of the lion in the Torah.

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