Spring in Paris

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Alexandre Benois (1870-1960)
Spring in Paris
signed 'Alexandre Benois' (lower left), inscribed with colour notes extensively and dated '28.IV 1934' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
11 x 14¼ in. (28.2 x 36.1 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner while working as a foreign correspondent in Moscow circa 1993.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Paolo Valentino worked as Moscow correspondent for the Corrierre della Sera from 1990 until 1995 during which time he developed an interest in Russian art, acquiring the present works and sitting for Violetta Shterenberg, daughter of David. Now based in Rome, Valentino interviewed Vladimir Putin in June of this year in advance of the President’s trip to Milan.

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