* KOROVIN, KONSTANTIN (1861–1939) Fishing Boats, Gurzuf, signed, inscribed in Cyrillic "Gurzuf" and dated 1911. Oil on canvas, 54.5 by 65 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Ekaterina Geltser (1876–1962), a renowned ballet dancer. Thence by descent. Collection of Tatiana Geltser, sister of the above. Russian Paintings and Works of Art, Christie’s London, 15 December 2000, lot 41. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov. Exhibited: Konstantin Korovin. 1861–1939. K stoletiiu so dnia rozhdeniia, Academy of Arts of the USSR, Moscow, 1961. Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Konstantin Korovin. 1861–1939. K stoletiiu so dnia rozhdeniia, Moscow, Izdatelstvo Akademii khudozhestv SSSR, 1961, p. 35, listed. Exhibition catalogue, Geltser. Kollektsiia, Moscow, Galereia Nashi Khudozniki, 2017, p. 154, included as Gurzuf in the list of works known from publications and archival sources.