5 June 2013 Russian Art Auctions
5 June 2013
* 563. BRUNI, LEV (1894-1948)
Sleeping Dog, signed and titled in Cyrillic on the mountcard.
Ink on paper, 25.5 by 33 cm.
1,500–2,000 GBP
Executed in the late 1920s.
Provenance: Collection of the architect Vasily Lebedev, Kazan.
Thence by descent.
Acquired from the grandson of the above in 2002 (inscription on the reverse).
Important private collection, Europe.
Please note that this work was previously also in the collection of Vasily Yegerev.
Notes on symbols:
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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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