LOT 138
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Lot 138
ALEXANDRE NIKOLAEVICH BENOIS (Russian 1870-1970)
Near Stratton-1947
Watercolor
Signed and dated lower right
9.8 inches x 12.6 inches (24.8 x 32 cm)
Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500
€ 1,050 - 1,750
Provenance:
Private collection, U.S.A.
The offered lot would seem to be from a number of works executed by Benois in and around Gloucestershire County in Southwest England, produced during his trip there in 1947. See: Sotheby’s London auction, An Important Collection of Works by Alexander Benois, November 29, 2011, where similar scenes were offered and sold.
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