Albert Benois (1852-1936)
Birch grove in the morning light
signed 'Albert Benois.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
4 x 3¾ in. (10.3 x 9.4 cm.)
attached to a letter from the artist's daughter, Maria Tcherepnina, to Evgenii Radchenko, with original envelope
Provenance
Maria Tcherepnina (1876-1958), daughter of the artist and wife of the composer Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945).
Gift from the above to Evgenii Radchenko, 9 September 1933, Belgrade.
By descent in the family to the previous owner.
Evgenii Radchenko was born on 29 February 1896 in Yuzovko, modern-day Donetsk. He lived in Belgrade from 6 July 1928 until 28 December 1936 and was the first sergeant and musician of the Royal Guard.