8 June 2016
Still Life with Flowers, signed on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 90 by 40 cm.
15,000-20,000 GBP
Provenance: A gift from the artist to a previous owner, Tbilisi, c. early 1960s.
Acquired from the above by Samvel Oganesyan, a historian and art collector.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, Europe.
Authenticity certificate from the experts N. Aleksandrova and T. Zelyukina.
Exhibited: Art Canton. International Art and Collection Fair, Guangzhou, 1−4 October 2013.
Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, 14−17 November 2013.
International Art Fair, Shenzhen, 2014.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, 2013, listed.
The work is accompanied by the photograph of Elena Tsereteli, the artist’s daughter, standing by the painting.
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.