30 November 2016 Russian Art Auctions
30 November 2016
* 157. TERPSIKHOROV, NIKOLAI (1890-1960)
Birds of Passage, signed, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1951 on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 100 by 147.5 cm.
10,000–15,000 GBP
Provenance: Acquired directly from Natalia Terpsikhorova, the artist’s daughter, by the present owner in Moscow in the 1990s.
Important private collection, USA.
Authenticity certificate from Natalia Terpsikhorova.
Exhibited: Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, 13 September–16 October 2008.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville, Springville Museum of Art, 2008, p. 45, pl. XXII, illustrated; p. 101, listed.
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.