28 Nov 2018 Important Russian Art Auctions, at Asia House
28 November 2018
33. YAKOVLEV, ALEXANDER (1887–1938)
Winepress, signed and dated 1937.
Oil on canvas, 127 by 102.5 cm.
30,000-40,000 GBP
Provenance: Private collection, UK.
Authenticity certificate from the expert C. Haardt de La Baume.
Exhibited: Possibly, Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Alexandre Iacovleff, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1–29 April 1939.
Alexandre Iacovleff, Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, 1–31 October 1939 (label on the stretcher, with incorrect work number).
Paintings, Drawings by the Late Alexandre Iacovleff Just Received from his Paris Estate, Robert C. Vose Gallery, Boston, 5–24 January, 1948 (label on the stretcher).
Literature: Possibly, exhibition catalogue, Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Alexandre Iacovleff, New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, 1939, No. 134, listed as Le Pressoir No. 4.
Exhibition catalogue, Alexandre Iacovleff, San Francisco, Maxwell Galleries, 1939, No. 39, listed as Le Pressoir.
Exhibition catalogue, Paintings, Drawings by the Late Alexandre Iacovleff Just Received from his Paris Estate, Boston, Robert C. Vose Gallery, 1948, possibly No. 23, listed as The Winepresse No. 4.
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.