28 Nov 2018 Important Russian Art Auctions, at Asia House

28 November 2018

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


White Ball

231. SITNIKOV, VASILY (1915–1987)

White Ball, signed, inscribed "17 ch. 45 m.", titled in Cyrillic and dated "1984-XI-16 piatnitsa" on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 61 by 122 cm.
15,000-20,000 GBP


Provenance: Private collection, Europe.

Literature:Zhitie Vasil Iaklicha Sitnikova napisannoe i narisovannoe im samim, Moscow, KKKuzminskii i EKP, 2009, p. 129, illustrated as Shar uchenika V.A. Smertenko.

Related literature: For similar works, see Zhitie Vasil Iaklicha Sitnikova napisannoe i narisovannoe im samim, Moscow, KKKuzminskii i EKP, 2009, pp. 124–130, illustrated and mentioned in the text.


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