2 December 2015 Russian Art Auctions

2 December 2015

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Couple on the Bench

* 76. GRIGORIEV, BORIS (1886-1939)

Couple on the Bench

Pencil on paper, 27.5 by 29 cm.
4,000-8,000 GBP


Executed in the early 1920s.

Provenance: Collection of Amir Tamiroff, a renowned Hollywood actor, since the early 1920s.
A gift from the above to the mother of the present owner, a close friend of the Tamiroffs, Hollywood, 1970s.
Thence by descent, from 2009.
Private collection, USA.


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.