12 June 2008
Seascape signed and dated 1994, inscribed 'A. P. Chekhov' on the reverse. Also text on the canvas in Cyrillic from the play The Seagull, 1896 by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
Oil and tempera on canvas, with handwritten text, 95 by 120 cm.
25,000-45,000
Provenance: Meyerovich Gallery, San Francisco.
Private collection, USA.
Exhibited: The History of the USSR, MacDougall's, London, April-May 2008. Related.
Literature: Russian Avant-Garde and Soviet Contemporary Art, Sotheby's, Moscow, 1988, Lots 51-52.
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