Russian Art + NFT Auction
10 June 2021
*§ 133. BENOIS, ALEXANDER (1870–1960)
Versailles. Statue of L'Afrique, signed, also further signed, indistinctly inscribed "...du Nord...à Versailles/"L'Afrique" and dated twice "25/III/1926" on the reverse.
Pencil, ink, watercolour and gouache on paper, 38 by 25 cm.
2,000–3,000 GBP
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 1 May 1969, lot 283.
Private collection, USA.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert O. Glebova.
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