8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


L’Escalier, Capri, Nuit

* 18. YAKOVLEV, ALEXANDER (1887-1938)

L’Escalier, Capri, Nuit, stamped with the artist's Chinese stamp, further numbered "D-157" on the reverse.

Gouache on paper , 67.5 by 101.5 cm.
8,000-12,000 GBP


Provenance: With Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University, New York (label on the frame on the reverse).
Private collection, USA.

Exhibited: Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Alexandre Iacovleff (1887–1938), The Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 11–29 April 1939.
Paintings and drawings by the late Alexandre Iacovleff just received from his Paris estate, Gallery R.C. Vose, Boston, 5–24 January 1948 (label on the frame on the reverse).

Literature: Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Alexandre Iacovleff, New York, The Grand Central Art Galleries, 1939, p. 26, No. 165, listed.
Exhibition catalogue, Paintings and drawings by the late Alexandre Iacovleff just received from his Paris estate, Boston, Gallery R.C. Vose, 1948.


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.