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PYOTR KONCHALOVSKY Russian1876-1956 Watercolor

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PYOTR KONCHALOVSKY Russian1876-1956 Watercolor
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Watercolor. Featuring a still life of a vase, fruits and some foliage. Signed and attr. Pyotr Konchalovsky (Russian, 1876-1956) on the lower right corner and dated 1955. 51 x 32.5 cm (20 x 12.8 inches). Pyotr Konchalovsky was a Russian visual artist who was born in 1876. He has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Petrovka Street and at the Neue Galerie New York, Museum for German and Austrian Art. Many works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Portrait of Todzuro Kavarasaki, a Japanese actor' sold at Christie's London 'RUSSIAN ART' in 2008 for $2,061,242. There have been numerous articles about Pyotr Konchalovsky, including '‘Russian Modernism: Cross-Currents of German and Russian Art, 1907-1917’ Review' written by Lance Esplund for The Wall Street Journal in 2015. The artist died in 1956. PROVENANCE: Tane Art Gallery