MacDougall Auctions 28 November 2008

28 November 2008

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Study of Christ for Christ and a Sinner (1894)

* 38. POLENOV, VASILY 1844-1927

Study of Christ for Christ and a Sinner (1894) signed and dated 1886

Oil on canvas, laid on board, 38.5 by 31 cm.
70,000-120,000


Provenance: Private collection, USA.

Authenticity certificate from the State Tretyakov Gallery.

Exhibited: Exhibition Hall of the Union of Soviet Artists, USSR, No. 119 (label on the reverse).
Russian Art of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the Beginning of the XX Century, Central House of the Artists of the USSR, Moscow, 1951-1952 (label on the reverse).


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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.