MacDougall Auctions 12-18 June 2008
12 June 2008
173. SOMOV, CONSTANTINE 1869-1939
Portrait of Camille Meyer signed, inscribed "Paris" and dated 1928.
Pastel on coloured paper, 39 by 28 cm.
12,000-18,000
Camille Meyer was a young male model for Somov.
"My other model is a beautiful half-serb half-hungarian with a dark complexion, Mefodii found him, and I draw him..."
A letter dated 9 November 1928 from Y.N. Podkopaeva and A.N. Sveshnikova: Konstantin Andreeich Somov. Pis'ma. Dnevniki. Suzhdenia Sovremennikov, Moscow 1979.
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.