5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions

5 June 2013

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Kindergarten, a Sketch for an Illustration.

* 565. NISSKY, GEORGY (1903-1987)

Kindergarten, a Sketch for an Illustration.

Pencil and gouache, heightened with white, on paper, 19 by 24 cm.
1,500–2,000 GBP


Executed in the 1920s.

Provenance: Acquired from the estate of the artist by the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARKhI) Museum (inscription on the reverse).
Important private collection, Europe.

Inscribed in Cyrillic with an authentication by the director of the MARKhI Museum, L. Ivanova-Vein, on the reverse.


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.