Lot 18 · Russian Art
Design for the front cover of Dante Alighieri's 'Paradiso'
Sergei Chekhonin · pencil and ink, heightened with white, on paper
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,524–$3,786
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Art, London · 3 June 2019
- Dimensions
- 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.8 x 16.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3720466
- Record
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Sergei Chekhonin, Design for the front cover of Dante Alighieri's 'Paradiso'. Christie's, 3 Jun 2019, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3720466.
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Sergei Chekhonin, Design for the front cover of Dante Alighieri's 'Paradiso'. Christie's, 3 Jun 2019, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3720466.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Peasant girls | Ivan Kulikov (1875-1941) | £60,000–£80,000 | |
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