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6 October 2021

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Procession of the Cross in Celebration of the Birth of Peter the Great

◎ 182. STELLETSKY, DMITRI (1875–1947)

Procession of the Cross in Celebration of the Birth of Peter the Great, signed and dated 1917, further inscribed in Cyrillic and with a pencil sketch on the reverse.

Pencil and gouache on paper, laid on cardboard, 52.5 by 52 cm.
30,000–50,000 GBP

Provenance: Collection of Count Kirill and Countess Vera Naryshkin (inscription on the reverse).
Thence by descent to the previous owner.
Russian Pictures, Christie’s London, 30 November 2005, lot 189.
Important private collection, Europe.

Exhibited: Les artistes russes hors frontière, Musée du Montparnasse, Paris, 21 July–31 October 2010.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, A. Hofmann, V. Hofmann, G. Khatsenkov, Les artistes russes hors frontière, Paris, Edition Paradox, 2010, p. 199, illustrated.


Notes on symbols:
◎ Indicates lot is located in Monaco and 5% Import Duty Charge applies if lot is collected in the UK.
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.