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LOT 1977
Female Acrobat Painting, Attributed to Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 7/8 x 16 in. (98 grams, 50.5 x 40.5 cm).
An unfinished painting of an acrobat with a flowing scarf on the background, signed in pencil to the lower left hand corner 'Bakst 1912'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1977
Female Acrobat Painting, Attributed to Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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