2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions
2 December 2015
§ 33. KALMAKOV, NIKOLAI (1873-1955)
La Femme de Satan, signed with a cipher and dated 1919, further inscribed and titled on the reverse.
Pencil and gouache on paper, laid on cardboard, 49.5 by 26.5 cm.
40,000-60,000 GBP
Provenance: Collection of Georges Martin du Nord, Paris.
Private collection, UK.
Exhibited: Nicolas Kalmakoff. L’Ange de l’Abime (1873–1955) et les peintres du Mir Iskousstva, Musée-galerie de la Seita, Paris, 26 March–17 May 1986, No. 24.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Nicolas Kalmakoff. L’Ange de l’Abime (1873–1955) et les peintres du Mir Iskousstva, Paris, Musée-galerie de la Seita, 1986, p. 64, illustrated.
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.