25 - 28 November 2012 Russian Art Auctions
25 November 2012
* 183. MALIAVIN, PHILIPPE (1869–1940)
Learning the Alphabet, signed.
Oil on canvas, 73 by 60 cm.
100,000–150,000 GBP
Provenance: Anonymous sale; Important Russian Pictures Including the Somov Collection, Christie's London, 28 November 2007, lot 354.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert I. Gerashchenko.
Authenticity has also been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
Notes on symbols:
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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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