* KOROVIN, KONSTANTIN (1861–1939) Restaurant “La Closerie des Lilas”, Paris, signed and inscribed “Paris”, also further inscribed in Cyrillic “Krasnyi” on the reverse. Oil on panel, 31 by 39.5 cm. Provenance: A gift from the artist to Alexandre Arsène, an art historian and art critic, in September 1928 (inscription on the reverse). Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.