Live Auction 15499Russian Art
Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
Lot 2 THE SOMOV COLLECTION

Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)

Portrait of Boris Snejkovsky

Closed4 June 2018

Price Realised

GBP 11,250

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Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)
Portrait of Boris Snejkovsky
signed and dated 'C. Somof/1930' (upper right); further signed 'C. Somoff' (on the reverse)
pastel on paper-fronted board
17 3/8 x 14 ½ in. (45 x 36.8 cm.)

A gift from the artist to Boris Snejkovsky (1910-1978).
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Elena Yakovleva, Doctor of Art History, Senior Researcher of the Russian Institute of Art History, St Petersburg for her assistance in cataloguing the present lot.