8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Tower. Self-Portrait No 1

195. PURYGIN, LEONID (1951-1995)

Tower. Self-Portrait No 1

Oil on canvas, 40.5 by 30.5 cm.
3,000-5,000 GBP


Executed c. 1989.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts, San Francisco.

Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 1990.
Private collection, France.

Authenticity certificate from Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts.

Exhibited: Avantgarde Soviet and Russian Art, Nakhamkin Gallery, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong, September 1990.
Leonid Purygin, Nakhamkin Gallery, New York, November 1990.


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.