MacDougall Auctions 12-18 June 2008
12 June 2008
* 65. LABAS, ALEXANDER 1900-1983
Portrait of the Actress Verkhovskaya signed and dated 1955.
Oil on canvas, 45 by 61 cm.
25,000-30,000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's estate.
Private collection.
Exhibited: Discreet Charm of a Faint Object of Desire, Art-Divage Gallery, Moscow, 2003.
Literature: Discreet Charm of a Faint Object of Desire, Art-Divage Gallery, Moscow, 2003, No. 28, illustrated.
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