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Venice; and Canal at night
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MARIA IAKUNCHIKOVA (1870-1902)
Venice; and Canal at night
the first inscribed and dated '1888/Venezia' (lower right) and with number '8' (lower left); with further date and number twice '1888 - 8' (on the reverse of the board)
pencil and oil on paper laid on board
the first 8 ½ x 5 7/8 in. (21.5 x 14.9 cm); the second 10 5/8 x 14 in. (26.8 x 35.5 cm.)
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Venice; and Canal at night
the first inscribed and dated '1888/Venezia' (lower right) and with number '8' (lower left); with further date and number twice '1888 - 8' (on the reverse of the board)
pencil and oil on paper laid on board
the first 8 ½ x 5 7/8 in. (21.5 x 14.9 cm); the second 10 5/8 x 14 in. (26.8 x 35.5 cm.)
(2)
Provenance
The family of the artist.
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
Venice
Exhibition catalogue, Posmertnaia Vystavka Marii Vasil'evny Iakunchikovoi [Maria Vasil'evna Iakunchikova's posthumous exhibition], Moscow, 1905, listed p. 4, no. 9 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Moscow, 1979, listed p. 158 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Moscow, 2005, illustrated pp. 10, 11 (detail), listed p. 140 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Geneva, 2008, illustrated pp. [6] (detail), 19, listed p. 152 as Canal à Venise (measurements inverted).
Exhibition catalogue, Posmertnaia Vystavka Marii Vasil'evny Iakunchikovoi [Maria Vasil'evna Iakunchikova's posthumous exhibition], Moscow, 1905, listed p. 4, no. 9 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Moscow, 1979, listed p. 158 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Moscow, 2005, illustrated pp. 10, 11 (detail), listed p. 140 as Venetsia.
K. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Geneva, 2008, illustrated pp. [6] (detail), 19, listed p. 152 as Canal à Venise (measurements inverted).
Exhibited
Venice
Moscow, The insurance company 'Anchor', Posmertnaia Vystavka Marii Vasil'evny Iakunchikovoi [Maria Vasil'evna Iakunchikova's posthumous exhibition], 13 February-27 March 1905, no. 9 (label on the reverse of the board).
Moscow, The insurance company 'Anchor', Posmertnaia Vystavka Marii Vasil'evny Iakunchikovoi [Maria Vasil'evna Iakunchikova's posthumous exhibition], 13 February-27 March 1905, no. 9 (label on the reverse of the board).
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