MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Satisfaction, from the series Witches

* 574. OKSHTEYN, SHIMON B. 1951

Satisfaction, from the series Witches signed and dated 1984, also further signed and dated on the reverse

Oil on canvas, 168.5 by 153.5 cm.
15,000-25,000 pounds


Provenance: Private collection, USA.

Exhibited: Edward Nakhamkin Fine Arts, New York City, USA, 1984. The History of the USSR, MacDougall's, London, April-May 2008.

Literature: Russian Museum, Shimon Okshtein: A Conversation with an Object, Palace Editions, St. Petersburg, 2007, p. 50 illustrated.
Shimon Okshteyn, Watch out for Shimon Okshteyn's Witches, Edward Nakhamkin Fine Arts, Master Printers, Paris, 1985, p. 17 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.