6 June 2018 Russian Art Auctions

6 June 2018

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Portrait of Mahomet Ghans

142. YAKOVLEV, ALEXANDER (1887-1938)

Portrait of Mahomet Ghans, signed, inscribed "Peking", titled and dated "17 fevr 1932".

Sanguine and pastel on paper, 73.5 by 56 cm (paper size).
4,000-6,000 GBP


Provenance: Collection of Professor Nikolai Okunev (1885–1949), Prague.

Exhibited: Soubor kreseb a obrazů ruských malířů, Salon Výtvarné dílo, Prague, 20 February–16 March 1947.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Soubor kreseb a obrazů ruských malířů, Katalog 48. výstavy, Prague, Výtvarné dílo, 1947, No. 41, listed.


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