2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions
2 December 2015
*§ 42. LAPCHINE, GEORGES (1885-1950)
First Signs of Spring, signed.
Oil on canvas, 114 by 146.5 cm.
80,000-120,000 GBP
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
Authenticity has also been confirmed by the experts A. Kiseleva and I. Geraschenko.
Exhibited: 36e Exposition de la Société des “Artistes Indépendants”, Palais de Bois, Paris, 21 March–3 May 1925 (label on the reverse).
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Catalogue de la 36e Exposition, Paris, 1925, p. 187, No. 1931, listed as Village russe (le réveil du printemps).
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