Natalia Sergueïevna Gontcharova (1881-1962), Space, pencil on paper, 1950's, 26x20 cm. Signed: “N. Gontcharova” upper left and initialled: “N.G.” lower right.   One of an innovative series of works on the themes of outer-space and the cosmos. Goncharova was attracted to these themes later in her career, shortly before her death and at the time of the ‘Space Race’ between the former Soviet Union and the USA. She began this series following the launch of the first ‘Sputnik’ into space. The works reflect not only on space-travel and the cosmos but also on the world of the spirit which lay beyond the material world. We are grateful to Dr. Anthony Parton for cataloguing the above work and for offering his opinion, to the best of his knowledge at this point in time, as to their authenticity