30 November 2016 Russian Art Auctions
30 November 2016
* 159. TERPSIKHOROV, NIKOLAI (1890-1960)
Winter in the Caucasus, Khosta
Oil on canvas, 70 by 117.5 cm.
7,000–9,000 GBP
Executed in 1950–1951.
Provenance: Acquired directly from Natalia Terpsikhorova, the artist’s daughter, by the present owner in Moscow in the 1990s.
Important private collection, USA.
Authenticity certificate from Natalia Terpsikhorova.
Exhibited: Vystavka kartin khudozhnika Nikolaya Borisovicha Terpsikhorova, Vsekokhudozhnik (Moskovskii dom khudozhnika), Moscow, February 1953.
Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, 13 September–16 October 2008.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville, Springville Museum of Art, 2008, p. 82, pl. LXI, illustrated; p. 100, listed.
Nikolai Terpsikhorov. Zhivopis, Grafika, Moscow, 2011, p. 34, the work can be seen on the wall in the 1953 exhibition photo.
Notes on symbols:
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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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