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Autumn in the park at Versailles
Details
Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
Autumn in the park at Versailles
signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian and dated 'K. Somov. 1898 October' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gouache, on paper
8½ x 10½ in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm.)
Autumn in the park at Versailles
signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian and dated 'K. Somov. 1898 October' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gouache, on paper
8½ x 10½ in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm.)
Provenance
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova Lebedeva (1871-1959).
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 December 1994, lot 26.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 December 1994, lot 26.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
The World of Art, St Petersburg, 1903, nos. 1, 2.
I. Grabar, Constantin Somoff 60 Drawings, St Petersburg, 1903, listed pp. 9 & 19, illustrated p. 48.
O. Bic, Constantin Somoff, Berlin, 1907, listed p. 47, as 'Herbst im Versaillespark'.
S. Ernst, K.A. Somov, St Petersburg, 1918, illustrated p. 17, listed p. 91.
E.V. Zhuravleva, Konstantin Andreevich Somov, Moscow, 1980, p. 50. V. Kruglov, Alexandre Benois, Saint Petersburg, 2001, illustrated p. 36.
L. Korotkina, Konstantin Andreevich Somov, St Petersburg, 2004, illustrated p. 38.
I. Grabar, Constantin Somoff 60 Drawings, St Petersburg, 1903, listed pp. 9 & 19, illustrated p. 48.
O. Bic, Constantin Somoff, Berlin, 1907, listed p. 47, as 'Herbst im Versaillespark'.
S. Ernst, K.A. Somov, St Petersburg, 1918, illustrated p. 17, listed p. 91.
E.V. Zhuravleva, Konstantin Andreevich Somov, Moscow, 1980, p. 50. V. Kruglov, Alexandre Benois, Saint Petersburg, 2001, illustrated p. 36.
L. Korotkina, Konstantin Andreevich Somov, St Petersburg, 2004, illustrated p. 38.
Exhibited
St Petersburg, World of Art Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Theatre, 1899, no. 158.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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