7 June 2017 Russian Art Auctions
7 June 2017
161. TKACHEV, ALEKSEI (b. 1925)
Harvesting Potatoes, signed, also further signed, inscribed in Cyrillic “Eskikh [sic] k kartine “Bratiia Tkachevy” and dated 1963 on the reverse.
Oil on cardboard, 41 by 48 cm.
8,000-12,000 GBP
The present lot is a study for the 1974 A. and S. Tkachev painting Everyday Working Life (Trudovye budni) , currently in the collection of the Primorie State Art Gallery, Vladivostok.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Stefano Pirra in Moscow, c. 1995–2000.
Galleria Pirra, Turin (label on the reverse and the backing board).
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.