MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 25-27 November 2019

25 November 2019

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Le Sommeil

29. SVESHNIKOV, BORIS (1927–1998)

Le Sommeil .

Oil on canvas, 74.5 by 89.5 cm.
18,000–25,000 GBP


Provenance: Private collection, France.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Important private collection, UK.

Exhibited: 8 Peintres de Moscou: Kharitonov, Krasnopevtsev, Nemoukhine, Plavinski, Rabine, Svechnikov, Weisberg, Zverev, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, February–March 1974.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, 8 Peintres de Moscou, Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, 1974, p. 24, No. 82, listed.


Notes on symbols:
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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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