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SERGEI CHEKHONIN (1878-1936)
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SERGEI CHEKHONIN (1878-1936)

Portrait of Mrs. C. Vorakhnovska at Ostankino Palace

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SERGEI CHEKHONIN (1878-1936)
Portrait of Mrs. C. Vorakhnovska at Ostankino Palace
signed with Cyrillic initials, further signed and dated 'S.Ch/192.../Tchekhonine' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and gouache on vellum laid on paper; in the artist's handpainted frame
2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm.)

Acquired by the present owner from Alexandre Djanchieff (1928-2001), circa 1994.

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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.