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    • Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
    Lot 62

    Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)

    Study of a sleeping lady

    Price realised

    GBP 25,000

    Estimate

    GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000

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    Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
    Study of a sleeping lady
    signed, inscribed and dated 'A Monsieur Ch. R. Paravicini. C. Somof. 1912.' (lower right); with the inscription 'Somoff m'a envoye cette petite aquarelle comme souvenir après mon départ de St Peterbourg, en 1912./CRParavicini (on the reverse)
    pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with white on paper
    6½ x 8¾ in. (16.5 x 22.2 cm.)

    Provenance

    Given by the artist to C. R. Paravicini, 1912.
    By descent in the family to the present owner.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of Constantine Somov paintings, London, 1930, p. 3.


    Exhibited

    London, Prince Vladimir Galitzine Gallery, Exhibition of Constantine Somov paintings, 2 June - 2 July 1930, no. 33a.


    Lot Essay

    Konstantin Somov created a number of works depicting somnalent young ladies reclining on sofas. The most famous is Sleeping young lady painted in 1909 (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).

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