8 June 2011
Illustration for Dostoevsky's "The Possessed", signed with a monogram and dated 1939.
Charcoal, black ink, chalk and gouache on paper, 29 by 39 cm.
2,000-3,000 GBP
Provenance: Estate of the artist's son.
Acquired from the above.
Private collection, USA.
Exhibited: Art Association of Montreal, February 1944, no. 37 (inscription on the reverse of the mount).
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.