8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Tree Stumps

* 158. TERPSIKHOROV, NIKOLAI (1890-1960)

Tree Stumps, signed, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1953 on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 67 by 93 cm.
6,000-9,000 GBP


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. 93, pl. LXXIV, illustrated; p. 101, listed as New Life Begins.  


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.