Study for 'From a window of the old house, Vvedenskoye'

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MARIA IAKUNCHIKOVA (1870-1902)
Study for 'From a window of the old house, Vvedenskoye'
oil on panel
10 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (27.1 x 20.9 cm.)

Provenance

The family of the artist.
By descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

'Looking back at my life from the very beginning to the present day, everything can be told very quickly, apart from the paintings of Vvedenskoye.' (Maria Iakunchikova, Diary. 19 April 1890. Private archive. Published in O. Davydova, 'Broadening Horizons: Maria Yakunchikova and Symbolism', The Tretyakov Magazine, Moscow, 2020, no. 3 (68), special edition, pp. 85-86).

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