MacDougall Auctions 12-18 June 2008

12 June 2008

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Portrait of the Actress Verkhovskaya

* 65. LABAS, ALEXANDER 1900-1983

Portrait of the Actress Verkhovskaya signed and dated 1955.

Oil on canvas, 45 by 61 cm.
25,000-30,000


Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's estate.
Private collection.

Exhibited: Discreet Charm of a Faint Object of Desire, Art-Divage Gallery, Moscow, 2003.

Literature: Discreet Charm of a Faint Object of Desire, Art-Divage Gallery, Moscow, 2003, No. 28, illustrated.


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.