5 June 2019
Road in a Wintry Forest, signed twice and dated 1928.
Oil on canvas, 62.5 by 74.5 cm.
12,000–18,000 GBP
Provenance: Acquired by the previous owner at the exhibition Russiske Foreningsudstilling, Copenhagen, October 1929.
Private collection, Denmark (label on the reverse of the frame).
Thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
Exhibited: Den Russiske Foreningsudstilling, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, 8–28 October 1929 (labels on the reverse, the stretcher and the reverse of the frame).
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Den Russiske Foreningsudstilling, Copenhagen, 1929, No. 173, listed as Skov i Norden.
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.