Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Property from a Private Collection, United States
Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin
Portrait of the Ballerina Vera Trefilova
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, United States
Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin
1861 - 1939
Portrait of the Ballerina Vera Trefilova
signed in Latin, inscribed Trefilova and dated 1924 l.l.; further bearing Ancienne Douane and Galerie La Danse labels on the frame
oil on canvas
Canvas: 85 by 65.5cm, 33½ by 25¾in.
Framed: 102.5 by 82.5cm, 40¼ by 32½in.
Gilberte Cournand (1913-2005), dance critic and owner of Galerie La Danse, Paris
Collection of John Arthur Shaw (1939-2020), USA
Exhibition catalogue, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev 1909-1929, Strasbourg, no.486, 1969, listed as Trefilova dans sa loge à Monte-Carlo
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Les Ballets Russes de Diaghilew 1909-1929, 27 March 1939 - 1 July 1939
Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, Les Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev 1909-1929, 15 May - 15 September 1969
Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, Les Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev 1909-1929, 15 May - 15 September 1969