2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions
2 December 2015
108. BABAEV, POLIDOR (1813-1870)
The Feat of the Grenadier of the Finland Life Guards Regiment Leontiy Korennoi in the 1813 Battle of Leipzig
Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, on paper, 60 by 71.5 cm.
3,000-5,000 GBP
Executed c. 1846.
The present lot is a study for the eponymous 1846 oil painting by Babaev, currently in the collection of the State Russian Museum.
Provenance: Private collection, Latvia, from the 1990s.
Authenticity certificate from the expert N. Lapidus.
Notes on symbols:
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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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