Sale 2434
New York
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13 April 2011
Price realised
USD 21,250
Estimate
Aleksei Bogoliubov (1824-1896) Sailboats on a stormy sea signed in Cyrillic 'A Bogoliubov' (lower right); inscribed 'TREPORT.' (lower left) oil on panel 6 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (15.6 x 23.8 cm.)
Provenance
Elena Alexandrovna Najdenova, Moscow. Acquired from the above in the 1930s by the parents of the present owner.
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