MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 27-30 May 2012
27 May 2012
* 185. BAKST, LÉON (1866-1924)
Cheval s'abreuvant .
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on laid paper, laid on cardboard, 33 by 48.5 cm.
15,000–20,000 GBP
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Berthe Tsipkevitch, the artist’s niece.
Exhibited: Mostra commemorativa dell’opera di Leon Bakst, Galleria del Levante, Milan, Rome, Munich,
1967, No. 82.
Bakst. Centenary 1876–1976, The Fine Art Society,
Edinburgh, London, 1976, No. 114 (label on the reverse).
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Mostra
commemorativa dell’opera di Leon Bakst, Milan, Galleria del Levante, 1967, No. 82, listed.
Exhibition catalogue, Bakst. Centenary 1876–1976,
London, The Fine Art Society, 1976, p. 50, No. 114, listed as The Horse, Study for a Decor Related to a Russian Theme.
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