MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 1-2 Dec 2010

1 December 2010

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Parent's Day

* § 512. SHNUROV, ALEKSANDR and SITNIKOV, VASILY B. 1955 and 1915-1987

Parent's Day indistinctly signed by A. Shnurov, also bares a signature of V. Sitnikov and dated 1978 on the reverse

Oil on canvas, 101 by 76 cm.
15,000-25,000 GBP


Provenance: Michael Kizhner Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles.
Acquired from the above.

Authenticity certificate from the artist.

Exhibited: New Art from the Soviet Union. Paintings of Contemporary Artists, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, December 1989.

Literature: Art & Auction, July - August 1989, illustrated.
Zhitie of Vasil Yaklitch Sitnikov: Painted and Written by Himself, Complier KKKuzminsky, 2009, p. 393, illustrated.


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* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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