8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Early Spring

* 154. TERPSIKHOROV, NIKOLAI (1890-1960)

Early Spring, signed.

Oil on canvas, 80.5 by 99.5 cm.
6,000-9,000 GBP


Executed in 1947.

Provenance: Acquired directly from Natalia Terpsikhorova, the artist’s daughter, by the present owner in Moscow in the late 1990s.
Important private collection, USA.

Authenticity certificate from Natalia Terpsikhorova.

Exhibited: Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, 13 September–16 October 2008.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Nikolai Terpsikhorov, Master Artist of Mother Russia, Springville, Springville Museum of Art, 2008, p. 68, pl. XLVI, illustrated; p. 99, listed as Early Spring (Possibly April).


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.