26 November 2014 Russian Art Auctions
26 November 2014
16. MAKOVSKY, VLADIMIR (1846-1920)
Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Olga Krishtofovich, signed and dated 1908.
Oil on canvas, 44.5 by 35 cm.
50,000-70,000 GBP
Provenance: Imperial & Post-Revolutionary Russian Art, Christie’s London, 5 October 1989, lot 263.
Acquired at the above sale by the father of the present owner.
Thence by descent.
Important collection of an English gentleman, UK.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
The present lot is a portrait of Olga Krishtofovich (1866-1924), Vladimir Makovsky’s student at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, who became the artist’s second wife in 1909, a year after the painting was finished.
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.