3 June 2015 Russian Art Auctions
3 June 2015
* 42. MALIAVIN, PHILIPPE (1869-1940)
Portrait of a Man, possibly the poet Nikolai Gumilev, signed.
Oil on canvas, 107 by 72 cm.
70,000-90,000 GBP
Provenance: Private collection, Paris.
Galerie G. Basmadjian, Paris.
Private collection, USA.
Private collection, UK.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
Exhibited: Possibly, La Galerie Basmadjian expose ses oeuvres d’art principalement russes et arméniennes du XVI au XX siécle, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 5 July–7 August 1988; The State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, 25 August–25 September 1988.
Literature: Possibly, exhibition catalogue, La Galerie Basmadjian expose ses oeuvres d’Art principalement russes et arméniennes du XVI au XX siécle, Paris, Galerie Basmadjian, 1988, No. 313, listed as Portrait of a Poet.
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