Sergei Chekhonin (1878-1936)
Portrait of the artist's wife, Lydia Vytchegjanine (1889-1960)
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Sergei Chekhonin 1925.' (lower right)
pastel on paper
24 3/4 x 19 in. (63 x 48.1 cm.)
Sergei Chekhonin (1878-1936)
Portrait of the artist's wife, Lydia Vytchegjanine (1889-1960)
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Sergei Chekhonin 1925.' (lower right)
pastel on paper
24 3/4 x 19 in. (63 x 48.1 cm.)
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 May 1988, lot 287.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibition catalogue, Exposition Serge Tchekhonine, Paris, 1928, listed p. [11] as Portrait de Lydia Vytchegjanine, no. 1.
Exhibition catalogue, Exposition Serge Tchekhonine. Portraits et Miniatures, Paris, 1929, listed p. [5], illustrated p. [1], no. 2.
Paris, A. Marchak, Exposition Serge Tchekhonine, 14-24 December 1928, no. 1.
Paris, La Renaissance, Exposition Serge Tchekhonine. Portraits et Miniatures, 5-19 June 1929, no. 2.
Please note the estimate for this lot is £30,000 - 50,000.
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