4 June 2014 Russian Art Auctions

4 June 2014

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Still Life with Fruit and a Pot

§ 180. KIKOINE, MICHEL (1892-1968)

Still Life with Fruit and a Pot, signed.

Oil on canvas, 50 by 61 cm.
7,000-9,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired by Jonas Netter, Paris, before 1946.

Jonas Netter was an art lover of limited means. He focused his attention on works by little-known young painters whose canvasses he purchased through the art dealer Leopold Zborowski. His collection included nearly hundred artworks by Soutine, over thirty by Modigliani, and others by Kisling and Kikoine.


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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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