Subasta Bidspirit | Attributed to Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939)

Attributed to Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939) - Roses and Fruit by the Window at Night, c. 1930's. Attributed to Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939) | Russian Roses and Fruit by the Window at Night , c. 1930's Oil on Canvas Inscription: Bearing signature ‘C. Korovine’ (lower left). Dimensions: Artwork: 65 × 56 cm | 25.6 × 22 in Provenance: Private collection France. Acquired from the above by the current owner. Condition: Good condition: the impasto intact and the paint layer stable, unvarnished and unrestored in normal and ultraviolet light; the canvas unlined and probably re-stretched, the tacking margins worn and frayed with old nail heads and a small loss of canvas at the lower-left corner; a narrow strip of bare canvas beyond the paint along the left and top edges; light surface grime that would respond to cleaning. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: This lot is sold “as is” and “as attributed”. The attribution reflects the opinion of the auction house and is considered final. The sale of this lot is final. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. --  A bunch of red roses, with a single white rose at its heart, stands in a dark vase on a white cloth; three orange fruits lie on the table beside it. To the left runs the pale frame of a window, and beyond the glass is a Paris night: the dark mass of the house opposite with its windows lit yellow, a patch of deep blue sky and a single point of light above the flowers. The paint is thick and wet-into-wet. The roses stand up in ridges of red and crimson, the cloth is dragged in broad grey-white strokes over a lighter ground, the night is laid in cool greys and ultramarine, and the lit windows are short touches of yellow. The surface is unvarnished and matte. The signature ‘C. Korovine’, in Latin script at the lower left, follows the form Konstantin Korovin used after he settled in Paris in 1923. The painting is offered as attributed to the artist: the subject, the handling and the signature are consistent with his Paris years, but the attribution rests on our own examination and is not supported by documentation or an outside opinion (see the Conditions of Sale). The canvas is offered unframed on its stretcher. It is not to be confused with the still lifes of roses and fruit Korovin painted at Gurzuf in the 1910s, which are in museum collections: this is a different picture, of the kind he painted in his years in France.