MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 25-27 November 2019

25 November 2019

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Laughing Baba

280. MALIAVIN, PHILIPPE (1869–1940)

Laughing Baba, signed.

Oil on canvas, 81.5 by 65.5 cm.
35,000–50,000 GBP


Provenance: Russian Art, Sotheby’s New York, 23 April 2004, lot 15.
Private collection, UK.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.

Literature: M. Semina, Filipp Maliavin, Moscow, BuksMArt, 2014, p. 159, illustrated; p. 205, listed.


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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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