8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

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Flower Bed in the Snow

240. SVESHNIKOV, BORIS (1927-1998)

Flower Bed in the Snow, signed with a monogram and dated 1973, also further signed and titled in Cyrillic on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 79.5 by 59 cm.
22,000-28,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in Moscow in 1976.
Important private collection, Italy.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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