2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions

2 December 2015

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


A Collection of Landscapes, Compositions and Sketches, 20 works

70. KLIUN, IVAN (1873-1943)

A Collection of Landscapes, Compositions and Sketches, 20 works, 16 signed, some inscribed in Cyrillic, titled or dated, some also further signed, inscribed, titled, numbered or dated on the reverse; one also further signed, titled and dated on the mount card.

Nineteen pencil and watercolour, some with gouache, ink or charcoal, on paper; and one pencil, ink and oil on paper, the largest measuring 43.5 by 31 cm and the smallest 14 by 11.5 cm.

30,000-40,000 GBP


Provenance: Acquired from the estate of the artist by a previous owner, in 1956 (letters from S. Kliunkova-Soloveichik, the artist’s granddaughter). Private collection, Israel.
Acquired from the above by a previous owner, in 2006.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, Germany.

A Collection of Landscapes, Compositions and Sketches, 20 works
A Collection of Landscapes, Compositions and Sketches, 20 works
A Collection of Landscapes, Compositions and Sketches, 20 works

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.