26 November 2014 Russian Art Auctions
26 November 2014
* 160. BENOIS, ALBERT (1852-1936)
Eastern Market, signed, inscribed in Cyrillic with a dedication and dated 1897.
Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, on paper, laid on cardboard, 34.5 by 51.5 cm.
3,000-5,000 GBP
Provenance: A gift from the artist to the great-grandfather of the present owner, the fellow artist Nikolai Kuznetsov (1850–1929).
Thence by descent.
Private collection, Canada.
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.