Live Auction 5961Important Russian Art
Ivan Pokhitonov (1850-1923)
Lot 28

Ivan Pokhitonov (1850-1923)

L'inondation à Liège

Closed26 November 2012

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GBP 43,250

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Ivan Pokhitonov (1850-1923)
L'inondation à Liège
signed 'I. Pokitonow' (lower right); numbered 'N. 84' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
4¾ x 7¾ in. (12 x 19.7 cm.)

The artist Ernest Blanc-Garin (1843-1916), Brussels (inscription on the reverse).
The Collection of Blanc-Garin; Galerie Georges Giroux, 2 March 1925, lot 56, sold for 1000 Belgian Francs.
Acquired at the above sale by a member of the Blanc-Garin family, most likely Ernest Blanc-Garin's son, Général Paul Blanc-Garin. Général Paul Blanc-Garin's wife, Hélène Lepage.
By descent to her niece, Anne Goldschmidt-de Harven.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by Olivier Bertrand.