Artist: Alexander Volkov (Russian, 1886-1957).
Title: Tchaikhana (Chaikhana).
Dated and Signed: signed in Cyrillic and dated in pencil 'A. Volkov 1921' (upper right).
Dimensions: 9 x 9¼ in. (23 x 23.5 cm.).
Date: 1921.
Materials and Techniques: pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper.
Mat and Frame: Framed.
Provenance: Acquired from the artist's family circa 1994. Christie's, London, 24 Nov. 2014, Lot 24.
Condition: Didn't examine out of frame. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné and Literature:
Exhibition catalogue, Volkov i evo uchenniki [Volkov and his students], Moscow 1987, illustrated pl. 3, listed p. 45.
Exhibition catalogue, The Volkov’s Dynasty, Washington and New York, 1994, illustrated p. 3, listed p. 30, no. 4.
Museums and Galleries: Moscow, The State Museum of Oriental Art, Volkov i evo uchenniki [Volkov and his students], 1987.
Washington, Gregory Gallery, The Volkov’s Dynasty, August-September 1994.
New York, Gregory Gallery, The Volkov’s Dynasty, December 1995-January 1996.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Russian School XX C.
Note: A benchmark work of Russian avant-garde, of outstanding quality with impeccable provenance.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Christie's auction catalogue "Important Russian Art", London, 24 Nov. 2014. Auction 1571.