5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions

5 June 2013

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Children's Games, Study for the School Pictures Series

§* 589. BENOIS, ELENA (1898-1972)

Children's Games, Study for the School Pictures Series, titled in Cyrillic, inscribed and dated "Zima 1919 g" on the reverse.

Pencil and gouache on paper, 31.5 by 43.5 cm.
2,000–3,000 GBP


Provenance: A gift from the artist to the previous owner in 1919, St Petersburg (inscription on the reverse).
Private collection, Europe.


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