27 Nov 2013 Russian Art Auctions
27 November 2013
* 176. MURATOV, NIKOLAI (1908-1992)
Illustrations for "Zolotoi klyuchik, ili Priklyucheniya Buratino" by A. Tolstoy, six works, three signed, one numbered and three dated 1949, three also further signed and dated on the reverse.
Each ink, some with pencil and others heightened with white, on paper, the largest measuring 26 by 21 cm and the smallest 22 by 17 cm.
2,000–3,000 GBP
The present lot is from a set of illustrations created by Nikolai Muratov for the 1950 edition of Alexei Tolstoy's fairytale Zolotoi klyuchik, ili Priklyucheniya Buratino.
Provenance: Acquired directly from artist's family by the present owner.
Private collection, USA.
Related literature: For the published illustrations, see A. Tolstoy, Zolotoi klyuchik, ili Prikliucheniya Buratino, Leningrad, Lenizdat, 1950.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.