Lot Essay
For similar works see Dagastan through the eyes of Evgeni Lancere, Moscow, 2013 and the accompanying essay by P. Pavlinov, great-grandson of the artist.
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Un coin perdu de Tiflis
Details
Evgeni Lanceray (1875-1946)
Un coin perdu de Tiflis
signed in Cyrillic and dated '7-8 June 1924/E. Lansere' (lower right); with inscription and number '5. Tiflis/Un coin perdu de la Ville' (on the mount)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with chalk, on paper
18 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (47.3 x 35.2 cm.)
Un coin perdu de Tiflis
signed in Cyrillic and dated '7-8 June 1924/E. Lansere' (lower right); with inscription and number '5. Tiflis/Un coin perdu de la Ville' (on the mount)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, heightened with chalk, on paper
18 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (47.3 x 35.2 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Professor Nikolai Okunev (1885-1949) (stamp on the backboard).
Acquired from the grandson of the above by the present owner circa 1990.
Acquired from the grandson of the above by the present owner circa 1990.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Retrospektivní vystavy Ruského malírství XVIII.-XX. stol. [Retrospective exhibition of 18th-20th century Russian painting], Prague, 1935, illustrated p. [79], no. 19, listed pp. 38 and 55 as Ulicka v dagestanské vesnicce (incorrect measurements and date).
Exhibited
Prague, Slovansky Ústav, Retrospektivní vystavy Ruského malírství XVIII.-XX. stol. [Retrospective exhibition of Russian paintings 18th-20th centuries], 1935, no. 218 (label attached to the backboard, no. 162).
Prague, Exhibition of early 20th century Russian drawings, Prague Exhibition Centre, 1971, no. 24.
Prague, Exhibition of early 20th century Russian drawings, Prague Exhibition Centre, 1971, no. 24.
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