A monastery on the river

細節

Isaak Il'ich Levitan (1860-1900)
A monastery on the river
inscribed in Russian 'W[ork] of my past brother I. Levitan, A. Levitan (lower right) and further inscribed in Russian in ink 'Painting by Isaak Il'ich Levitan, I confirm I. Ostroukhov, 1923, July 6th' (on the reverse)
oil on board
22¼ x 28¾ in. (56.4 x 73 cm.)

來源

The Birtschansky family, Paris.
Acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 April 2003, lot 23.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

出版

A. A. Fedorov-Davydov, Isaak Il'ich Levitan, vol. 2, Moscow, 1966, p. 161, no. 941.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍場告示

Please note this work is on board, rather than canvas as stated in the catalogue.

拍品專文

It is interesting to note that the Birtschansky family was directly related to Isaak Levitan, through his sisters Theresa and Emma. In the late 1940s the same Birtschansky family donated works by Levitan to the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.