MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Lady with a Cat's Skull

508. SVESHNIKOV, BORIS 1927-1998

Lady with a Cat's Skull signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1956 on the reverse

Oil on canvas, 80 by 70 cm.
60,000-90,000 pounds


Provenance: Acquired directly from the family of the artist by the previous owner. Private collection, Europe.

Exhibited: Boris Sveshnikov. Exhibition of Drawings and Oils from the Private Collections. New Hermitage, Moscow, June 10 - August 17 2007.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Boris Sveshnikov. Exhibition of Drawings and Oils from the Private Collections. New Hermitage, Moscow, 2007, p. 23 illustrated. Valery Dudakov, Boris Sveshnikov. Free Among the Unfree. Galart, Moscow, 2009, illustrated.


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.