École de Paris and Russian Artists in France
6 October 2021
◎ 12. ARAPOFF, ALEXIS (1905–1948)
Nude in Blue Room, signed.
Oil on canvas, 92 by 73 cm.
8,000–12,000 GBP
Provenance: Important private collection, Europe.
Exhibited: 60 chefs-d’œuvre de l’École russe. Le nu en peinture 1900–1970, Centre d’art La Malmaison, Cannes, 23 October 2010–30 January 2011.
La Russie inconnue, Art Russe de la première moitié du XXe siècle, Salle d'exposition du Quai Antoine Ier, Monaco, 25 June–27 August 2015.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, 60 chefs-d’œuvre de l’École russe. Le nu en peinture 1900–1970, Cannes, Centre d’art La Malmaison, 2010, p. 45, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, X. Muratova, La Russie inconnue, Art Russe de la première moitié du XXe siècle, Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2015, p. 251, No. 201, 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.
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