2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions

2 December 2015

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Tree by the Lake

* 13. LEVITAN, ISAAK (1860-1900)

Tree by the Lake

Oil on canvas, laid on cardboard, 16 by 23 cm (canvas size).
35,000-50,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired in the 1920s by the father of the present owner.
Important private collection, Israel.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.

Exhibited: Isaak Levitan. 1860–1900. Sketches & Paintings, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 24 July–28 September 1991.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Isaak Levitan. 1860–1900. Sketches & Paintings, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1991, pp. 20–21, illustrated.


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