5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions

5 June 2013

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Forest by the Lake

143. LEVITAN, ISAAK (1860-1900)

Forest by the Lake, signed with initials.

Oil on paper, laid on cardboard, 18.5 by 14.5 cm.
40,000–60,000 GBP


Inscribed in Cyrillic with a presumably authentication by the artist N.S. Matveev (1855–1939), a contemporary of Levitan, and dated “21 apr. 1931” on the reverse.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.

The present lot is a study for the painting In the North (1896), currently in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.