MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 27-30 May 2012
27 May 2012
* 148. KONCHALOVSKY, PETR (1876-1956)
Birch Trees in Spring, signed and dated 1955, further numbered “1682” on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 90 by 71.5 cm.
60,000–90,000 GBP
Authenticity certificate from L.M. Konchalovsky, the artist’s grandson.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert I. Geraschenko.
Exhibited: The 16th Exhibition of Works by P.P. Konchalovsky, Moscow, 1956.
The 17th Exhibition of Works by P.P. Konchalovsky, Leningrad, 1956.
Literature: P. Konchalovsky. Khudozhestvennoe nasledie, Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1964, p. 159, listed as “zhi 1391”.
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