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Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974)
Lot 78 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE

Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974)

Maison Hélie

Closed23 November 2020

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GBP 75,000

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Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974)
Maison Hélie
signed 'G. Annenkoff.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 31 ¾ in. (53.5 x 80.7 cm.)

with ABA Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.

Specialist note


The signage in the present painting links Maison Hélie with the Clos du Postillon, the retail outlet for the winery Vins du Postillon, founded by Gabriel Gerbaud in 1862 in Narbonne and specialised in Corbières wines.
Gerbaud’s successor, Antoine Combastet (1892-1982), moved the company to Ivry-sur-Seine, rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier, in a suburb of Paris. At the beginning of the First World War, the company became the first winery in France to switch from selling their wine in barrels to labelled bottles, contributing to an unprecedented growth in sales.