'View from a window' from the 'Moscow' series

細節

Alexander Labas (1900-1983)
'View from a window' from the 'Moscow' series
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'A Labas 56' (lower right); further signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian with title and further dated 'Aleksandr Labas/1956' (on the reverse)
watercolour and gouache on paper
23½ x 16 3/8 in. (59.7 x 41.5 cm.)

來源

The family of the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner while working as a foreign correspondent in Moscow circa 1993.

榮譽呈獻

Iona Ballantyne

iballantyne@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2210

拍品專文

Paolo Valentino worked as Moscow correspondent for the Corrierre della Sera from 1990 until 1995 during which time he developed an interest in Russian art, acquiring the present works and sitting for Violetta Shterenberg, daughter of David. Now based in Rome, Valentino interviewed Vladimir Putin in June of this year in advance of the President’s trip to Milan.

'View from a window' from the 'Moscow' series

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