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Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)
Lot 5 PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF MARIA IAKUNCHIKOVA

Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)

The village cemetery

Closed28 May 2012

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Maria Iakunchikova (1870-1902)
The village cemetery
watercolour and gouache, with gum arabic in places, on paper partially laid down on card
8 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (22.5 x 37.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1890

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

Specialist note

The present work is the original watercolour for an engraving entitled The village cemetery (see M. Kiselev, Maria Iakunchikova, Moscow, 1979, p. 56, illustrated, p. 167). Iakunchikova, keen to explore the possibilities of colour engraving, was one of the first Russian artists to experiment with this medium.