4 June 2014 Russian Art Auctions

4 June 2014

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Still Life With Fish

* 79. KOROVIN, KONSTANTIN (1861-1939)

Still Life With Fish, signed, inscribed "Paris" and dated 1930.

Oil on canvas, 60.5 by 73.5 cm.
120,000-150,000 GBP


Provenance: Commissioned for a charity evening in aid of the veterans of the Russian Volunteer Army in 1930.
Galerie-librairie Sialsky, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999.
Private collection, USA.

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

Exhibited: Faces of Russia, Palm Beach Fine Art and Antique Fair, Florida, 3–11 February 2007.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Faces of Russia, Florida, Palm Beach Fine Art and Antique Fair, 2007, p. 23, illustrated.


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.