Live Auction 1125Russian Art
Robert Falk (1886-1958)
Lot 80

Robert Falk (1886-1958)

House on the embankment

Closed3 June 2013

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GBP 181,875

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Robert Falk (1886-1958)
House on the embankment
signed 'Falk' (lower right) and further signed with Cyrillic initial 'F.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31¾ x 23 5/8 in. (80.5 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1929

Gift from the artist's widow, Angelina Shchekin-Krotova, to the husband of the present owner in 1961.

Specialist note

This work depicts 9 Quai d'Anjou, Paris, where the artist Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) lived from 1846-1863. The pont de Sully is also visible in the background.