Evgeni Lanceray (1875-1946)
Lot 77

Evgeni Lanceray (1875-1946)

Un coin perdu de Tiflis

Closed2 June 2014

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GBP 10,000

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Evgeni Lanceray (1875-1946)
Un coin perdu de Tiflis
signed in Cyrillic and dated '7-8 June 1924/E. Lansere' (lower right); with inscription and number '5. Tiflis/Un coin perdu de la Ville' (on the mount)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with chalk, on paper
18 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (47.3 x 35.2 cm.)

A gift from the artist to Professor Nikolai Okunev (1885-1949) (stamp on the backboard).
Acquired from the grandson of the above by the present owner circa 1990.

Specialist note

For similar works see Dagastan through the eyes of Evgeni Lancere, Moscow, 2013 and the accompanying essay by P. Pavlinov, great-grandson of the artist.