5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions
5 June 2013
483. SHUKHAEV, VASILY (1887-1973)
A Book “Les Deux Maîtresses” by A. de Musset, Paris, Editions de la Pléiade, 1928, with Colour-printed Plates after Vasily Shukhaev, Accompanied by an Original Illustration . Illustration: signed, further inscribed “Cadeau de mariage de Mme Makharof 19.12.50” on the backboard.
Pencil on cardboard, 13 by 17 cm (image size).
4,000–6,000 GBP
Provenance: Private collection, France.
Literature: M. Seslavinsky, Randevu. Russkie khudozhniki vo frantsuzskom
knigoizdanii pervoy poloviny XX veka, Moscow, Astrel, 2009, pp. 93–94, illustrated.
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