12 October 2015 Russian Art Auctions

12 October 2015

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Near the Village

* 85. SEMENYUK, YURI (1922-2006)

Near the Village, signed and dated 1976, also further signed, inscribed Cyrillic "g. Yaroslavl", titled and dated on the reverse.

Oil on cardboard, 44.5 by 59.5 cm.
5,000-7,000 GBP


Provenance: With the salon of the Art Fund of the USSR (label on the reverse). Acquired directly from the artist by the Gallery “Zamoskvorechye” (presently “Na Shabolovke”), Moscow.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in Moscow, 2001.
Important private collection, USA.

Exhibited: Soviet Art in Conflict. The Artist as an Agent of Social Change , Springville Museum of Art, Springville, USA, 12 September 2007–1 February 2008.


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.