* GERASIMOV, ALEXANDER (1881-1963) Still Life with Peonies , signed. Oil on canvas, 80.5 by 80.5 cm. Executed in the 1930s–1940s. Provenance: Anonymous sale; Russian Art Evening, Sotheby’s London, 24 November 2008, lot 54. Private collection, Europe. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert T. Zelyukina. Authenticity has also been confirmed by the expert I. Geraschenko. Related literature: For another version of the present lot, see exhibition catalogue, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov, Moscow, Vsekokhudozhnik, 1936, Peonies, illustrated.