⊕ NADEZHDA UDALTSOVA (1885-1961) Edge of forest

Lotto 420

18 00022 000

signed, dated and titled in Cyrillic ‘Udaltsova/1953/Opushka lesa [Edge of forest]’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 78.2 x 56.5 cm painted in 1953 PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist Certificate of authenticity by Ekaterina Drevina-Udaltsova, granddaughter of the artist Certificate of authenticity by Vasily Rakitin (1939-2017), art historian, critic and curator of the Russian avant-garde. From the mid-1960s he specialized in modernism and the Russian avant-garde and was personally acquainted with the famous collector the avant-garde, George Costakis. Together with art historian Andrei Sarabyanov he conceived of and edited ‘Encyclopedia of the Russian avant-garde’ [RA, Moscow 2013 -2014]. ⊕ This lot is under temporary importation and is subject to import tax (5.5%) (EU) and administrative customs broker fees.

⊕ Lot are under temporary importation are subject to import tax (5.5%) (EU) and administrative customs broker fees.

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