Lot Essay
We are grateful to Elena Yakovleva, Doctor of Art History, Senior Researcher of the Russian Institute of Art History, St Petersburg for her assistance in cataloguing the present lot.
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THE SOMOV COLLECTION
Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
Profile of Boris Snejkovsky
Details
Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
Profile of Boris Snejkovsky
signed and dated 'C. Somov./1936.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 ¼ in. (55 x 46.5 cm.)
Profile of Boris Snejkovsky
signed and dated 'C. Somov./1936.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 ¼ in. (55 x 46.5 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Boris Snejkovsky (1910-1978).
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
Iu. N. Podkopaeva & A. N. Sveshnikova, Konstantin Andreevich Somov. Pis'ma, Dnevniki. Suzhdeniia sovremennikov, Moscow, 1979, illustrated, no. 69 (reversed).
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