5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions

5 June 2013

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Lafon Square near the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens, Petrograd

453. KOSYAKOV, GEORGY (1872-1925)

Lafon Square near the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens, Petrograd, signed, inscribed in Cyrillic "Lafonskaya ploshchad/pod Smol'nym/v Petrograde./Budka gorodovogo." and dated 1916.

Charcoal and watercolour on cardboard, 29.5 by 42 cm.
2,000–3,000 GBP


Provenance: Private collection, Germany.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.


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