28 Nov 2018 Important Russian Art Auctions, at Asia House
28 November 2018
68. DUBOVSKOY, NIKOLAI (1859–1918)
Rocky Coast, signed and dated 1913 on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 71.5 by 53.5 cm.
30,000-40,000 GBP
Provenance: A gift from the artist to his niece Sofia Olman (née Dubovskaia), Moscow, before 1917.
Thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.
Authenticity certificate from the expert V. Petrov.
The work is accompanied by a letter from Vladimir Olman, a grandson of Sofia Olman, confirming its provenance.
Exhibited: 41 peredvizhnaia vystavka kartin, Imperial Society for the Encouragement of Arts, St Petersburg, 28 December 1912–20 January 1913; Imperial Russian History Museum, Moscow, 24 February–7 April 1913.
Literature: G. Romanov, Tovarishchestvo peredvizhnykh khudozhestvennykh vystavok. 1871–1923 g.g. Entsiklopediia, St Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg Orkestr, 2003, p. 384, No. 9-75, listed as Skalistyi bereg.
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.