7 June 2017 Russian Art Auctions

7 June 2017

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Laughing Baba

15. MALIAVIN, PHILIPPE (1869-1940)

Laughing Baba, signed.

Oil on canvas, 81.5 by 65.5 cm.
50,000-70,000 GBP


Provenance: Russian Art, Sotheby’s New York, 23 April 2004, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

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

Literature: M. Semina, Filipp Maliavin, Moscow, BuksMArt, 2014, p. 159, illustrated; p. 205, listed.


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