Lot Essay
This work depicts the distinctive Lomonosov, formerly Chernyshov, Bridge spanning the Fontanka canal, with the Alexandrinsky Theatre and the famous ballet school of Agrippina Vaganova in the background.
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View of St Petersburg
Details
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (1875-1957)
View of St Petersburg
signed 'M Dobujinsky' (lower right)
pencil, ink, watercolour and gouache on board
15 x 18¼ in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm.)
In Karelian birch frame
View of St Petersburg
signed 'M Dobujinsky' (lower right)
pencil, ink, watercolour and gouache on board
15 x 18¼ in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm.)
In Karelian birch frame
Provenance
Studio of the artist.
Mr and Mrs Nikita Balieff, New York.
Acquired by the present owner in New York in 1988.
Mr and Mrs Nikita Balieff, New York.
Acquired by the present owner in New York in 1988.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, A Survey of Russian Painting: Fifteenth Century to the Present, New York, 14 June-17 September 1967, listed p. [52].
Exhibited
New York, The Gallery of Modern Art, A Survey of Russian Painting: Fifteenth Century to the Present, 14 June-17 September 1967, no. 10.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
The work is on board and not on paper as stated in the catalogue.
Brought to you by
Aino-Leena Grapin
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