30 November 2016 Russian Art Auctions

30 November 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


God Parrot

* 201. CHEMIAKIN, MIKHAIL (B. 1943)

God Parrot, signed and dated 1978, further numbered "N 6/9" on the reverse.

Pencil, ink and gouache on paper, 62.5 by 45.5 cm.
3,000–4,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the parents of the previous owner.
Private collection, USA.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the artist.

Exhibited: Chemiakin, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 12 March–13 April 1980.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Chemiakin, São Paulo, Museu de Art de São Paulo, 1980, No. 88, illustrated and listed.
Mihail Chemiakin, New York, Mosaic Press, 1986, vol. 1, p. 471.
Mikhail Chemiakin, Moscow, Azbooka–Atticus, 2010, vol. 1, p. 29, pl. 22.


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.