Catalogue: Important Russian Art Auction

15 October 2020

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Composition II

§ 55. LANSKOY, ANDRÉ (1902–1976)

Composition II, signed.

Oil on canvas, 195 by 97 cm.
100,000–200,000 GBP

Executed in 1961.

Provenance: The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (label on the reverse).
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (label on the reverse).
Collection of I. and T. Manasherov.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, UK.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the Andre Lanskoy Committee.

Exhibited: Andre Lanskoy 1902-1976, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 2006.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Andrei Lanskoy, 1902-1976, Moscow, Palace Editions, 2006, p. 151, illustrated.
Flying in the Wake of Light, London, 2014, p. 58, illustrated.



The present lot as illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
The present lot as illustrated in Flying in the Wake of Light

Composition II
Composition II
Composition II

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.