Live Auction 5961Important Russian Art
Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)
Lot 2 PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF MARIA IAKUNCHIKOVA

Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)

A church in Moscow

Closed26 November 2012

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GBP 27,500

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Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)
A church in Moscow
with number '97/26' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
11½ x 16 in. (31.7 x 40.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1890

The family of the artist.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The church depicted in this work is the Church of Acclamation of Our Most Holy Mother of God in Moscow, which was demolished in 1931-1932 to make space for the never-realised Palace of the Soviets.