26 November 2014 Russian Art Auctions
26 November 2014
§ 55. LARIONOV, MIKHAIL (1881-1964)
Portrait of Natalia Goncharova, signed.
Oil on canvas, 33.5 by 32.5 cm.
60,000-90,000 GBP
Executed c. 1903–1905.
Provenance: Collection of the artist and art historian Lev Zhegin (1892–1969), Moscow.
Acquired from the above by George Costakis in 1961.
A gift from George Costakis to his granddaughter in 1975 (inscription on the backing board).
Important private collection, Europe.
Inscribed in Cyrillic with an authentication by Lev Zhegin on the reverse.
Literature: A. Zander Rudenstine, Russian Avant-Garde Art. The George Costakis Collection, New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1981, p. 238, No. 446, illustrated and listed as Female Portrait.
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.