5 June 2019 Important Russian Art Auctions, at Asia House

5 June 2019

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Kneeling Nude

111. BAKST, LÉON (1866–1924)

Kneeling Nude, signed and dated 1916.

Sanguine on paper, 30.5 by 40 cm.
10,000–15,000 GBP


Provenance: Russian Twentieth Century and Avant Garde Art, Sotheby’s London, 6 April 1989, lot 505.
Collection of Eleanor Post Close and Antal Post de Bekessy.


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