ALEXANDER BENOIS (1870-1960)
Église de Bièvres, France
signed, dated and located ‘9.IV.1935 Bièvres’ (lower center), signed ‘Alexander Benois’ (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
25.5 x 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Estate of the artist, Paris
Collection of Nicola Benois (1901–1988), the artist’s son, Milan
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Collection of Julian Barran Ltd, London
Christie’s London, Important Russian Art, 24.11.2014, lot 94
Private collection, Europe
Lot subject to the artist's resale right in accordance with Sovereign Order n° 10.300 of 22nd December 2023 setting out the terms and conditions for the application of Act n° 1.526 of 1st July 2022.
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